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Cnut K Lawson

Cnut By K Lawson

Cnut by K Lawson

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Summary

A survey of Cnut (Canute) which illuminates the nature of monarchy and government in the 11th century. It summarizes knowledge on the Danish and English monarchy during Cnut's time and offers new interpretations on his reign, covers his activities and his relations with the English church.

Cnut Summary

Cnut: The Danes in England in the Early Eleventh Century by K Lawson

Dr Lawson's study of Cnut's reign, includes an analysis of the state of late Anglo-Saxon England and a review of the main sources. If offers new interpretations and highlights the problems facing medievalists in evaluating information. This is the first full length study of Cnut since 1912 and will be essential reading for early medievalists.

Cnut Reviews

'Lawson xxx;succeeds in illustrating how the rule of the man he calls 'the most successful of all pre-Conquest rulers of Britain' deserves such close study.' Times Literary Supplement

Table of Contents

List of maps and genealogical tables. Editor's preface. Preface. References and abbreviations. Introduction. Chapter 1. Denamrk, England an the conquest of 1016. Chapter 2. The sources. Chapter 3 Cnut, England and Northern Europe, 1017-35. Chapter 4. Cnut and the English church. Chapter 5. The Danes, the English and the government of England, 1017-35. Conclusion. Appendix I. The Anglo-Saxon. Appendix II. Brief list of royal charters and writs, 1017-35. Appendix III.A charter of Cnut from 10. Bibliography. Genealogical tables and maps. Index.

Additional information

GOR004698628
9780582059702
0582059704
Cnut: The Danes in England in the Early Eleventh Century by K Lawson
K Lawson
The Medieval World
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pearson Education Limited
1993-02-15
304
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