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Book Synopsis`No single recent enterprise has done more to enlarge and deepen our understanding of one of the most critical periods in English history'. Antiquaries JournalThe proceedings of the 1996 Battle Conference contain the usual wide range of topics, from the late tenth century to 1200 and from Durham to Southern Italy, demonstrating once again its importance as the leading forum for Anglo-Norman studies. Many different aspects of the Anglo-Norman world are examined, ranging from military technology to the architecture of Durham Cathedral; there are also in-depth investigations of individual families and characters, including William Malet and Abbot Suger.
Table of ContentsPeacemaking in the twelfth century - C J Holdsworth Sheriffs, lord-Seeking and the Norman settlement of the south- east midlands - Richard Abels Suger and the Anglo-Norman world - Lindy Grant `And they proceeded to plough and to support themselves': the Scandinavian settlement of England - Dawn M. Hadley Anglo-Saxon women and pilgrimage - Patricia Halpin *** William Malet and his family - C R Hart The memory of 1066 in written and oral traditions - The abbey of Abingdon, its chronicle and the Norman conquest - John Hudson Giso, bishop of Wells - Simon D Keynes A lombard abbey in a Norman world: St Sophia, Benevento, 1050- 1200 - Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan `Quot homines?': the population of domesday England - John S Moore The emergence of Anglo-Norman architecture: Durham cathedral - Lisa Reilly Military technology and conquest: the anomaly of Anglo-Saxon England - Matthew J Strickland The spoliation of Worcester - A M L Williams
