{"product_id":"an-atlas-of-anglosaxon-england-9780802064462","title":"An Atlas of Anglo-Saxon England","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe attempt to place the history of England in its physical context is an ancient one. Bede began his Ecclesiastical History with a chapter Of the situation of Britain and Ireland  and of their ancient inhabitants  and other similar descriptions survive from the period. The latest  largest  and most helpful was the attempt to record the state of England in January 1066: the Domesday Book. It is not possible for the historian today to understand the England of Alfred and Ethelred as they did  having learned the shape of the realm through their feet as they walked and their bones as they rode. But it is possible to recognize athe geographic framework in which they lived and the constraints it imposed upon them  and to provide a basis for such an understanding is the purpose of this book. David Hill records what of the Anglo-Saxon world can be looked at spatially and cases new light on the known and stimulates new ideas about the known and the unknown. Presented in five sections  the 260 maps and charts portray the background and the events: they show sea-level changes  settlement patterns and place names  invasions and campaigns  royal itineraries  land holdings  mints and coinage; in short most aspects of war and peace  town and country  church and state. The Atlas represents a massive contribution to our understanding of early England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650346082357,"sku":"ByrdShop_0802064469","price":344.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780802064462_6b14baaa-2de5-4c96-b788-d088d055b1d7.jpg?v=1781794723","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/an-atlas-of-anglosaxon-england-9780802064462","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}