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020 _a9781139567756 (ebook)
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050 0 0 _aJN513
_b.R63 2013
082 0 0 _a320.942/09021
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100 1 _aRoach, Levi,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aKingship and Consent in Anglo-Saxon England, 871–978 :
_bAssemblies and the State in the Early Middle Ages / [electronic resource]
_cLevi Roach.
246 3 _aKingship & Consent in Anglo-Saxon England, 871–978
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (314 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aCambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series ;
_vno. 92
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).
520 _aThis engaging new study focuses on the role of assemblies in later Anglo-Saxon politics, challenging and nuancing existing models of the late Anglo-Saxon state. Its ten chapters investigate both traditional constitutional aspects of assemblies - who attended these events, where and when they met, and what business they conducted - and the symbolic and representational nature of these gatherings. Levi Roach takes into account important recent work on continental rulership, and argues that assemblies were not a check on kingship in these years, but rather an essential feature of it. In particular, the author highlights the role of symbolic communication at assemblies, arguing that ritual and demonstration were as important in English politics as they were elsewhere in Europe. Far from being exceptional, the methods of rulership employed by English kings look very much like those witnessed elsewhere on the continent, where assemblies and ritual formed an essential part of the political order.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107036536
830 0 _aCambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series ;
_vno. 92.
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139567756
_zCambridge Books Online
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