{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-anglo-saxons-paperback-9781108082037","title":"The History of the Anglo-Saxons (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108082037","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe History of the Anglo-Saxons\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished 1799–1805, this four-volume work was a benchmark in Anglo-Saxon studies, drawing on manuscripts in the British Museum.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSharon Turner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108082037, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 March 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e422 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.9 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSharon Turner (1768–1847) practised as a solicitor in London, specialising in the law of copyright, but devoted his free time to studying Anglo-Saxon literature and history. In 1799–1805 he published this four-volume work, still acknowledged as a turning point in Anglo-Saxon studies and a benchmark in historiography. Turner was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1800, soon after the first volume appeared. His approach of contrasting 'Anglo-Saxon freedom' with 'the Norman yoke' held particular appeal at a time of deteriorating political relations with France. Turner's lasting achievement, however, was to draw public attention to the rich and fascinating material contained in the Anglo-Saxon manuscripts he had studied at the British Museum. This work went through many editions, but was eventually superseded by Kemble's The Saxons in England (1849, also reissued). Volume 3 (1801) covers the later Anglo-Saxon period, from 899 to 1066.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart VI: 1. The reign of Edward the Elder\u003cbr\u003e 2. The reign of Althelstan\u003cbr\u003e 3. Sketch of the ancient history of Bretagne, and Athelstan's reception of its chiefs\u003cbr\u003e 4. Athelstan's connections with France, Germany, Norway, and Normandy\u003cbr\u003e 5. Athelstan improves Exeter\u003cbr\u003e 6. reign of Edmund the Elder\u003cbr\u003e 7. Reign of Edred\u003cbr\u003e 8. The life of Dunstan to the accession of Edwy\u003cbr\u003e 9. The reign of Edwin\u003cbr\u003e 10. The reign of Edgar\u003cbr\u003e 11. Edward the Martyr\u003cbr\u003e 12. The reign of Ethelred the Unready\u003cbr\u003e 13. A view of the last scene of northern piracy\u003cbr\u003e 14. Ethelred the Unready\u003cbr\u003e 15. The reign of Edmund Ironside\u003cbr\u003e 16. The reign of Canute the Great\u003cbr\u003e 17. The reign of Harold the First\u003cbr\u003e 18. The reign of Hardicanute\u003cbr\u003e 19. The reign of Edward the Confessor\u003cbr\u003e 20. The reign of Harold the Second.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266212516120,"sku":"9781108082037","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108082037i_a12544fd-0539-415b-9f88-3589508b9806.jpg?v=1696751830","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-history-of-the-anglo-saxons-paperback-9781108082037","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}