The English and the Normans
Ethnic Hostility, Assimilation, and Identity 1066 - c. 1220
ISBN13: 9780199251230ISBN10: 0199251231
Hardback,
480 pages
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Paperback
May 2003,
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Price:
$199.00 (06)Description
This is an important new study of the impact of the Norman Conquest. It provides the first full explanation of how the English and the Normans merged to become the same people. The author draws on anthropological theory, the latest scholarship on Anglo-Norman England, and sources ranging from legal documents to romances.Features
- Major contribution to understanding the impact of the Norman Conquest
- Investigates the notion of 'Englishness' in the Middle Ages
- Provides historical perspective on important and popular topics of ethnicity and identity
