A History of England Before the Norman Conquest.

XXI, 679 p.: Maps. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren und größerem Einriss, einige Seiten im Buch mit Verschmutzungen / Dust jacket with traces of handling and larger tear, some pages in the book with smudges. - CONTENTS (excerpt): BOOK I BRITAIN BEFORE THE ROMAN CONQUEST CHAPTER I PREHISTORIC BRITAIN Neolithic Man in Britain—The Bronze Age. CHAPTER II THE CELTS IN BRITAIN DOWN TO THE INVASION OF JULIUS CAESAR (6oo?-55 b.c.) The Wanderings of the Celts—Goidels and Britons—The Belgae—Britain as seen by Pytheas—Early British Trade and Coinage—The Celtic religion—The Druids. CHAPTER III CAESAR IN BRITAIN (55-54 b.c.) Caesar’s reasons for invading Britain—His first invasion—His second invasion— He imposes tribute and departs. CHAPTER IV BRITAIN BETWEEN THE INVASION OF JULIUS CAESAR AND THE INVASION OF CLAUDIUS (54 b.c. to a.d. 43). Effects on Britain of the Roman Conquest of Gaul—Dealings of Augustus with Britain—Kings of the House of Commius in Britain—Cymbeline, his family and his empire—Threatened invasion by Caligula—Claudius and his policy. BOOK II ROMAN BRITAIN, A.o. 43-410 CHAPTER V f THE ROMAN CONQUEST OF BRITAIN—CLAUDIUS AND NERO (A.D. 43-69) Invasion of Aulus Plautius—Claudius visits Britain—Conquest of Southern Britain by Plautius and Vespasian—Governorship of Ostorius Scapula —Capture of Caratacus—Rule of Didius and Veranius—Suetonius Paulinus conquers Mona—Revolt and death of Boudicca—Pacification of Southern Britain. CHAPTER VI CONQUEST OF NORTHERN BRITAIN—CEREALIS AND AGRICOLA (A.D. 70-85) Cerealis and the war with the Brigantes—Arrival of Agricola—He subdues the Ordovices—His efforts to spread Roman civilisation in Britain—He subdues the Brigantes—His invasion of Caledonia—His victory at the Mons Graupius—His recall by Domitian. CHAPTER VII ROMAN BRITAIN FROM DOMITIAN TO COMMODUS (a.d. 85-180) Consequences of the recall of Agricola—The towns of Roman Britain— Character of Romano-British civilisation — The religion of Roman Britain—Hadrian visits Britain—His works, the Limes—The Wall— The Roman Army in Britain—Campaigns of Lollius Urbicus—The Wall of Antoninus—Last rebellion of the Brigantes—The reign of Marcus Aurelius. CHAPTER VIII FROM COMMODUS TO CARAUSIUS (a.d. 180-296) .... Reign of Commodus—Loss of the territory beyond Hadrian’s Wall—Government and usurpation of Clodius Albinus—He is crushed by Severus —Troubles in the North—Severus visits Britain—His Caledonian War—His death at York—Severus’s Wall—State of Britain in the third century—Rebellion of Carausius—His career as Emperor in Britain— His character—Reign of Allectus in Britain—He is defeated and alain by the generals of Constantius Chlorus. CHAPTER IX FROM DIOCLETIAN TO HONORIUS (a.d. 296-410) .... Diocletian’s reorganisation of the Empire, its effects in Britain—Accession of Constantine-—Britain under Constantine—Reign of Constans—Inva sions by the Picts and Scots—Their Origin—Campaigns against them by Theodosius the Elder—Usurpation of Magnus Maximus—Stilicho protects Britain—Britain in the Nohtia Dignitatum— Problems in the Notifia— Renewed rebellion in Britain—Usurpation of Constantine HI.— He removes most of the garrison—End of the Roman power in Britain. CHAPTER X CHRISTIANITY IN BRITAIN DURING THE ROMAN PERIOD. Early mentions of Christianity in Britain—St. Alban and St. Augulus— Bishops from Britain present at the fourth-century councils—Character of early British Christianity—Pelagius and his followers—Survivals of heathenism. BOOK III THE ANGLO-SAXONS IN BRITAIN (a.d. 410-796) CHAPTER XI THE ANGLO-SAXON INVASION (a.d. 410-516) Authorities for the fifth-century history of Britain—Coroticus and the defence of the North—Legend of Cunedda and his conquests—General condition of the British lands after a.d. 410—The visit of St. Germanus and the “ Hallelujah Victory ”—Gildas’s account of the coming of the Anglo-Saxons—Ambrosius Aurelianus—The Historia Brittonum and its narrative—Legend of Vortigern and Hengist—The narrative of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle—Extent of the early Anglo-Saxon conquests— The legend of King Arthur and his battles. CHAPTER XII THE SETTLEMENT OF THE CONQUERORS—THE EARLY KINGDOMS (a.d. 516-570) Character of the Invaders—Origin of the Saxons, of the Jutes, of the Angles—The old kingly houses—The early history of Kent and Sussex— Of the East Saxons—Of the West Saxons—Its doubtfully authentic char- acter—Legend of Cerdie—Settlements of the Angles in Mid-Britain— he Celtic kingdoms of the sixth century as described by Gildas—Invasion of Gaul by the Britons—The Celtic states of North Britain, eir struggle with the Angles of Northumbria—Wars of Urien and the sons of Ida. CHAPTER XIII °F THE EVADERS—CEA WLIN AND aethelfrith (a.d. 577-617) ^e^hX ^e8t of Deorham—Fall of Ceawlin- Northern c °i 601 Aethelfrith of Northumbria, his victory over the * them Celts at Dawston-His victory of Chester. CHAPTER XIV THE CONVERSION OF THE ANGLO-SAXON KINGDOMS (a.d. 597-671) Gregory the Great and his work—He sends St. Augustine to Britain— Augustine arrives in Kent—Character of Old English Paganism—Survivals of Christianity in Western Britain—Baptism of Aethelbert and conversion of Kent—Augustine and the Welsh—Conference of Aust— The Paschal Controversy—Breach between the English and the Welsh Churches—Pagan reaction after the deaths of St. Augustine and Aethelbert—Raedwald slays King Aethelfrith—Accession of Edwin of Northumbria—Mission of Paulinus to Northumbria—Baptism of Edwin— His supremacy in Britain and death—Reign of St. Oswald in Northumbria—Victories of Penda of Mercia—Conversion of the smaller English States—Penda slain at the Winweedfield — Supremacy of Oswy of Northumbria—Wulfhere rebels against him—Conquests of Wulfhere—The Synod of Whitby—Its consequences—Quarrel of Oswy and St. Wilfred. CHAPTER XV THE BALANCE OF POWER —MERCIA, NORTHUMBRIA AND WESSEX (a.d. 671-709) The Mercian realm, its strength and weakness—Wars of Wulfhere of Mercia and Ecgfrith of Northumbria—Mediation of Archbishop Theodore—The Mission of Theodore of Tarsus—His reorganisation of the English Church—Synods of Hertford and Hatfield—Quarrels of Ecgfrith and St. Wilfred—Ecgfrith’s Pictish wars—He is slain by the Picts at Nech- tansmere—Decline of Northumbria—Ceadwalla of Wessex and his conquests—Reign of Aethelred of Mercia—Later career of St. Wilfred. CHAPTER XVI THE EIGHTH CENTURY —THE MERCIAN DOMINATION (a.d. 709-802) State of England in the eighth century—Causes of decay and trouble—Bede on the character of his own times—Political dangers—Turbulent history of Northumbria—Ine of Wessex and his conquests—Supremacy of Aethelbald of Mercia—Eadbert of Northumbria and his northern wars—Defeat and death of Aethelbald of Mercia—His successor Offa supreme in England—His vassal-kings in Wessex—Offa’s Welsh wars —His new Archbishopric of Lichfield—His death—Anarchy in Northumbria during the later eighth century—Atrocities of Aethelred of Northumbria—First attack on England by the Danes. CHAPTER XVII THE SOCIAL ORGANISATION OF THE EARLY ENGLISH KING- of early English social history-The classes of the people- Nobility by birth and nobility by service-The comitatus and the maegth The free village—The servile population—Social ranks in Ine s laws. CHAPTER XVIII THE POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF THE EARLY ENGLISH kingdoms The Witan, its composition and powers—The kingship The Ealdorman, his office and importance—The shire and shire-reeve—The hundred- Compurgation—Influence of the Church—Folkland and Bocland. BOOK IV THE DANISH INVASIONS (a.d. 796-900) CHAPTER XIX THE EVE OF THE STORM—RISE OF ECGBERT OF WESSEX (796-834) England after the death of Offa—Rebellion and suppression of Eadbert of Kent —Supremacy of Coenwulf of Mercia—Early life of Ecgbert of Wessex, his expulsion from Kent—His reign in Wessex—Civil wars of Mercia after Coenwulf’s death—Ecgbert conquers Kent, and makes himself Bretwalda—Later history of the Kingdom of Northumbria—The supremacy of Ecgbert. CHAPTER XX THE VIKINGS AND THEIR ORIGIN Scandinavia in the eighth century—The ships of the Vikings—Wars of Charles the Great with the Danes—The Vikings in Ireland—The Vikings attack the Frankish Empire—The pirate kings—Military efficiency of the Vikings. CHAPTER XXI FROM ECGBERT TO ALFRED (834-871 a.d.) Ecgbert and the Danes, battle of Hingston Down—Death of Ecgbert— ajacter of Aethelwulf—The Danes in Mercia and Wessex—Aethel- wulf’s victory at Oakley—Alfred and Aethelwulf at Rome—The " Dona- ’’ AethelwulI’s second marriage and death—Reign of Aethelred I., and the campaign of Reading and Ashdown—Death of Aethelred. ISBN 9781858910734