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Baxter, Stephen Bartow, 1929-

The earls of Mercia lordship and power in late Anglo-Saxon England / [electronic resource] : Stephen Baxter. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2007. - 1 online resource (xviii, 363 p., [4] p. of plates) : ill., maps. - Oxford historical monographs . - Oxford historical monographs. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780191710940 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Personal Names:
Mercia, Earls of.
Leofric, Earl of Mercia, -1057.
Leofwine, Earl of Mercia, approximately 950-1028.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Anglo-Saxons--England--Mercia (Kingdom)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Politics and government--449-1066.
Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.

LC Class. No.: DA670.M52

Dewey Class. No.: 942.0180922