The Struggle for Mastery: The Penguin History of Britain 1066-1284

图书标准信息

• 作者 David Carpenter 著
• 出版社 Penguin
• 出版时间 2005-03
• ISBN 9780140148244
• 定价 204.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 640页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Drawinguponvastamountsoffreshresearch,DavidCarpenter?sremarkablenewbookbringstolifemedievalBritaininthetumultuousperiodbetweentheNormanconquestofEnglandandtheEnglishconquestofWalesunderEdwardI.ThisepochsawaprofoundreshapingofBritain,asNormanandAnglo-Saxonpeoplesweremoldedtogetherintoanewidentity,andthedevelopmentofapowerfulparliamentarytax-basedstateenabledEnglandtodominatetherestofBritainattheendofthethirteenthcentury.YetasCarpenter?swide-rangingnarrativemakesclear,duringthistimeEnglandwasalsolinkedinanentirelynewwaytocontinentalEurope,leavingplentyofspacefortheambitionsofBritain?sotherrulers,namelytheprincesofWalesandthekingofScots,toemerge.

【作者简介】

DavidCarpenterisaprofessorofmedievalhistoryatKing?sCollege,London.

DavidCannadineisthedirectoroftheInstituteofHistoricalResearch,UniversityofLondon.HisbooksincludeHistoryinOurTimeandAspectsofAristocracy,bothavailablefromPenguin.