Kingship and Government in Pre-Conquest England c.500-1066 (British History in Perspective (MacMillan))
By A. Williams.
Description
This work is a study of the exercise of royal authority before the Norman Conquest. Six centuries separate the adventus Saxonum from the battle of Hastings: during those 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 institutes which continued to serve their successors. They also created England: the united kingdom of the English people. - from Amzon
ISBN(s)
0333567986, 9780333567982