Kingship and consent in Anglo-Saxon England, 871-978 : : assemblies and the state in the early Middle Ages / / Levi Roach, University of Exeter.
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| Superior document: | Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; fourth series, 92 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge ;, New York : : Cambridge University Press,, 2013. |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ;
4th ser., 92. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (318 pages) :; maps. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Assembling consent in ninth- and tenth-century England
- Assembly attendance
- Meeting places and times of assemblies
- Royal charters and assemblies
- Legislation and consent : Law making and assembly politics
- Symbols in context: Ritual and demonstration at assemblies
- The witan and the settlement of disputes
- The "further business" of the witan
- Ritual and reality: the problem of the sources
- The role of the witan: celebration and persuasion.