Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-331) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Identity of the House of Leofwine -- Extent, nature, and limits of the Leofwinesons' power -- Leofwinesons' land -- Earls and the monasteries of Mercia -- Lordship and the House of Leofwine -- Conclusions: the fall of the House of Leofwine, 1066-1071.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Focusing on the family of Ealdorman Leofwine, Stephen Baxter reassesses fundamental elements of late Anglo-Saxon government and society, offering a fresh interpretation of the structure of the late Anglo-Saxon polity and the origins of the Norman Conquest.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Earls of Mercia.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Leofric,-1057.
Leofwine,approximately 950-1028.
Mercia, Earls of.
Leofric,-1057.
Leofwine,approximately 950-1028.
Mercia, Earls of.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Anglo-Saxons-- England-- Mercia (Kingdom)
Anglo-Saxons.
Feudalismus
Graf.
Graf.
Lehnswesen.
Politics and government.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Great Britain, History, Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.