Bücher der Reihe Oxford History of England

From the compilation of the Domesday Book to the issue of the Magna Carta, A. L. Poole charts life in medieval England, assessing the social and economic background to the period, the position of the monarchy, progress in education, church reform, and also studying the twelfth-century renaissance in literature and art.

The dark ages of English history between the collapse of Roman rule in the early fifth century and the emergence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the seventh century are examined in this study, which draws attention to political and social factors linking Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon England.