Kingship and Government in Pre-Conquest England, c.500-1066

Houndmills: Macmillan, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm. A very presentable copy with minimal wear. Cover shows faint signs of use, but is unmarked and undamaged. Internally, clean and fresh, with unmarked and uncreased pages. Publisher's note: "This book is a study of the exercise of royal authority before the Norman Conquest. The roots of English kingship and government lie in the multiplicity of kingdoms which emerged in the seventh century." "Six centuries separate the adventus Saxonum from the battle of Hastings: during those long years, the English kings changed from warlords, who exacted submission by force, into law-givers to whom obedience was a moral duty. In the process they created many of the administrative institutions which continued to serve their successors. They also created England: the united kingdom of the English people."--BOOK JACKET Size: 21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm. xxvii, 243 pp.. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Monarchy; Great Britain; England; Politics and government; Anglo-Saxons--Kings and rulers; ISBN: 0333567978. ISBN/EAN: 9780333567975. Add. Inventory No: 230615CMM007049. . 9780333567975