The History of the Anglo-Saxons Paperback / softback
by Sharon Turner
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History series
Paperback / softback
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Sharon 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This work went through many editions, but was eventually superseded by Kemble's The Saxons in England (1849, also reissued).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 2 (1801) covers the period from 839 to the death of King Alfred in 899.
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- Publication Date:15/03/2018
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:430 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:15/03/2018
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- ISBN:9781108082020
