Conquest, Anarchy and Lordship Yorkshire, 1066}}}1154 [Hardcover]

This book, first published in 1994, studies aristocratic politics and government in Yorkshire in the century after 1066.Focusing on Yorkshire, this book, first published in 1994, examines three key themes in the period 10661154: the Norman conquest, the anarchy of Stephen's reign, and the nature of lordship and land tenure. In each case it offers a strong challenge to dominant interpretations, and new ways of conceptualizing Anglo-Norman politics and government.Focusing on Yorkshire, this book, first published in 1994, examines three key themes in the period 10661154: the Norman conquest, the anarchy of Stephen's reign, and the nature of lordship and land tenure. In each case it offers a strong challenge to dominant interpretations, and new ways of conceptualizing Anglo-Norman politics and government.Focusing on Yorkshire, by far the largest English county, this book examines three of the most important themes in the period described by Sir Frank Stenton as the first century of English feudalism : the Norman conquest, the anarchy of Stephen's reign, and the nature of lordship and land tenure. In each case the book offers a strong challenge to dominant and accepted historical interpretations that will alter significantly our conception of Anglo-Norman politics and government.Introduction; 1. The Norman conquest of Yorkshire; 2. The transformation of Yorkshire 10661135: territorial consolidation and administrative integration; 3. The transformation of Yorkshire 10861135: military enfeoffment and monasteries; 4. The reign of Stephen; 5. The Scots in the north; 6. Cartae baronum, new enfeoffments and the nature of the honour; 7. The first century of English feudalism. This is not only a very solid regional study but one that makes a number of important contributions to our understanding of English history as a whole in the Anglo-Norman period....Overall, this is a book that anyone interested in the history of England in the eleventh and twelfth centuries should real3!