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Shaping the Nation : England 1360-1461 / Gerald Harriss. - Repr. - Oxford : Clarendon Press : Oxford University Press, 2008. - XXI, [1], 705 s., [8] s. tabl. : il. ; 24 cm.

(The New Oxford History of England)

Author

Harriss Gerald Leslie.

Form of Work

Książki

Subject

WIELKA BRYTANIA

Słowo kluczowe

politics religion work industry government England history church society

Bibliogr. s. 661-670. Indeks.

The Black Death, the Peasants' Revolt, the Hundred Years War, the Wars of the Roses... a succession of dramatic social and political upheavals reshaped England in the period 1360 to 1461. In his lucid and penetrating account of this formative period, Gerald Harriss draws on the research of the last thirty years to describe late medieval society at its peak. The political narrative centres on the rule and eventual deposition of Richard II on charges of tyranny and the establishment of the House of Lancaster, which was in turn overthrown in the Wars of the Roses. Abroad, Henry V's heroic victory at Agincourt in 1415 opened the way to the English conquest and colonisation of Normandy and a projected union of England and France. Far reaching chenges occured in English society. The Black Death produced a crisis in agrarian structures, marked by the Peasant's Revolt in 1381 and the end of serfdom. A class structure emerged in landed society, with grades of knights, esquires, gentlemen and yeomen linked to the nobility through patronage and service. The marked individualism of this society was accompanied by a growing sense of national identity. Literature expressed an assertive patriotism, facilitated by the spread of London english as a standard language, while a spate of church building developed perpendicular as a distinctive national style. the increasing participation of the laity in the Church stimulated new forms of Catholic devotion and prompted the emergence of the proto-Protestantism of John Wyclif and the Lollards. Through a close examination of these aspects of late medieval England, Gerald Harriss traces its transformation from a feudal into a national society.

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England under the Norman and Angevin Kings 1075-1225 / Robert Bartlett. - Repr. - Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. - XXX, 772 s., [8] s. tabl. : il. ; 24 cm.

(The New Oxford History of England)

Author

Bartlett Robert (1950- ).

Form of Work

Książki

Subject

NORMANOWIE WIELKA BRYTANIA

Słowo kluczowe

social life politics government aristocracy religion Normans England culture church society

Bibliogr. s. 695-705. Indeksy.

This lively and far-reaching account of the politics, religion and culture of England in the century and a half after the Norman Conquest provides a vivid picture of everyday existence, and increases our understanding of all aspects of medieval society. This was a period in which the ruling dynasty and military aristocracy were deeply enmeshed with the politics and culture of France. Professor Bartlett describes their conflicts, and their preoccupations - the sense of honour, the role of violence, and the glitter of tournament, heraldry, and Arthurian romance. He explores the mechanics of government; assesses the role of the Church at a time of radical developments in religious life and organization; and investigates the peasant economy, the foundation of this society, and the growing urban and commercial activity. There are colourful details of the everyday life and ordinary men and women, with their views on the past, on sexuality, on animals, on death, the undead, and the occult. The result is a fascinating and comprehensive portrayal of a period which begins with conquest and ends in assimilation.

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Biblioteka Główna. Wypożyczalnie

There are copies available to loan: sygn. P.12193.XXIV.1 [Wypożyczalnia A] (1 egz.)

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Copies are only available in the library: sygn. 13317.XXIV.1 [Czytelnia A] (1 egz.)

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Providence and Empire : religion, politics and society in the United Kingdom 1815-1914 / Stewart Jay Brown. - Harlow : Pearson Education Limited, 2008. - XVI, 494 s. ; 24 cm.

(Religion, politics and society in Britain)

Author

Brown Stewart Jay (1951- ).

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RELIGIA KOŚCIÓŁ A PAŃSTWO WIELKA BRYTANIA KOŚCIÓŁ SZKOCJI SZKOCJA (Wielka Brytania)

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Great Britain politics revivalism Scotland religion protestantism ritualism evangelicalism christianity church society Ireland

The 19th century was, to a large extent, the ‘British century’. Great Britain was the great world power and its institutions, beliefs and values had an immense impact on the world far beyond its formal empire. "Providence and Empire" argues that knowledge of the religious thought of the time is crucial in understanding the British imperial story. The churches of the United Kingdom were the greatest suppliers of missionaries to the world, and there was a widespread belief that Britain had a divine mission to spread Christianity and civilisation, to eradicate slavery, and to help usher in the millennium; the Empire had a providential purpose in the world. This is the first connected account of the interactions of religion, politics and society in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales between 1815 and 1914. "Providence and Empire" is essential reading for any student who wishes to gain an insight into the social, political and cultural life of this period.

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Biblioteka Główna. Wypożyczalnie

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Biblioteka Główna. Czytelnie

Copies are only available in the library: sygn. 11046.XXIV.1 [Czytelnia A] (1 egz.)