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The Norman Heritage - 1055-1200 (Hardcover)
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The Norman Heritage - 1055-1200 (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World
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Originally published in 1983, The Norman Heritage looks at the
Norman Conquest as a turning point in English history. The book
argues that not only was this the last time that England was
successfully invaded, but it followed a complete change in the
ruling dynasty, the introduction of military feudalism, the reform
of the church and the rapid spread of monasticism. The book
suggests that such social and political changes were accompanied by
dramatic architectural and topographical developments. Frenzied
building activity resulted in the construction of cathedrals,
churches, monasteries and castles and stone was used on a scale
unknown since the end of the Roman Empire. The Norman desire to
exercise regional political control and to simulate trade resulted
in a rash of newly planned towns across the country. In many more
subtle ways, Anglo-Saxon landscape was altered and modified by
Norman coercion and influence. Through their energy and
administrative ability, the Normans transformed the face of town
and country alike, and this book traces the impact of the Norman
Conquest upon the British scene, through both a historical
narrative, surviving structural remains of buildings and the
patterns of settlements, communications and land use that developed
during this period.
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