Anglo-Norman Administrations and Their Historians
Stephanie Mooers Christelow
This essay explores the ways in which historians of past several decades have viewed and defined development English government following Norman Conquest 1066. Organization will turn on three related themes: nature interactions between local royal administrations; origins, purposes functions post-Conquest institutions; degree to centralization power was achieved through administrative tactics. Recently, argued that governments exerted strong influence central authority their techniques were adapted goals government; Anglo-Norman structures political institutions rested continental insular precedents; efficacy may been misconstrued.
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