Kings and the loyalty of the lay elite in England, 871-1016
At the heart of the late Anglo-Saxon political order lay a single relationship: the bond between the king and the powerful men of the realm. This thesis is concerned with the ways in which that relationship was established, then developed in written sources; centrally it will explore how kings forge...
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2022
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