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The Earls of Mercia: Lordship and Power in Late Anglo-Saxon England (Oxford Historical Monographs)
The Earls of Mercia Lordship and Power in Late AngloSaxon England - Oxford Historical Monographs
Author: Stephen Baxter
This book constitutes a major reappraisal of the late Anglo-Saxon state on the eve of its demise. Its principal focus is the family of Ealdorman Leofwine, which obtained power in Mercia and retained it throughout an extraordinary period of political upheaval between 994 and 1071. In doing so it explores a paradox: that earls were extraordinarily...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199230983
ISBN-10: 0199230986
Publication Date: 2/3/2008
Pages: 300
Edition: First Edition, First
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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