The Saxons in England, Volume 1 (of 2)

The Saxons in England, Volume 1 (of 2) - A history of the English commonwealth till the period of the Norman conquest

The original edition of this monumental work having for a long time been out of print and of enhanced value, a great demand has arisen for the issue of a new edition; and the welcome opportunity of amending a number of oversights and typographical errors, and of verifying a large number of references, has not been neglected. The book itself is of so standard a character, and was so well digested in the first place, that no apology is needed for its re-publication nowmore than a quarter of a century after its first appearance. The principles laid down, the deductions gathered from the array of recorded facts and examples, are as true and incontrovertible to-day as they ever were. The work, therefore, does not labour under the disadvantage of becoming obsolete, inasmuch as the researches which have since been made in this branch of literary and historical enquiry have not tended to weaken or destroy, but rather to support and strengthen, the arguments applied by the author to the gradual unfolding of his theories of the growth and consolidation of the Anglosaxon Commonwealth, and the Royal Authority in England. xIt is worthy of remembrance that one of the chief authorities for the views advanced in this History is the celebrated Codex Diplomaticus, the printing of which occupied nine years of the authors life. The re-editing of that great work, under new arrangement, with collations, and incorporation of a large quantity of newly found material, has now so clearly become a necessity, that steps should be taken to re-publish the enormous collection of documents relating to Anglosaxon times and Anglosaxon history. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 61161
Author: Kemble, John Mitchell
Release Date: Jan 12, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Editor: Birch, Walter de Gray, 1842-1924