{"product_id":"history-of-the-anglo-saxons-book-sharon-turner-9781108082013","title":"The History of the Anglo-Saxons","description":"Sharon Turner (1768-1847) practised as a solicitor in London, specialising in the law of copyright, but devoted his free time to studying Anglo-Saxon literature and history. In 1799-1805 he published this four-volume work, still acknowledged as a turning point in Anglo-Saxon studies and a benchmark in historiography. Turner was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1800, soon after the first volume appeared. His approach of contrasting 'Anglo-Saxon freedom' with 'the Norman yoke' held particular appeal at a time of deteriorating political relations with France. Turner's lasting achievement, however, was to draw public attention to the rich and fascinating material contained in the Anglo-Saxon manuscripts he had studied at the British Museum. This work went through many editions, but was eventually superseded by Kemble's The Saxons in England (1849, also reissued). Volume 1 (1799) covers Anglo-Saxon history up to the death of Egbert, King of Wessex, in 839.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52477521690897,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52477522837777,"sku":"NLS9781108082013","price":52.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781108082013.jpg?v=1759845756","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/history-of-the-anglo-saxons-book-sharon-turner-9781108082013","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}