Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon

i Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England /i provides a unique survey of the six major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and their royal families, examining the most recent research in this field. br br Moving beyond narrative accounts of the various royal houses, Barbara Yorke explains issues such as the strategies of rule, the reasons for success and failure and the dynamics of change in the office of king. She also explores the four main facets of kingship in this period: kingship and overlordship; royal resources; royal and noble families; and king and church. Sixteen genealogical and regnal tables help to elucidate the history of the royal houses.

Foreword

v

List of tables and illustrations

vi

Introduction: The Origins of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms

1

(24)

Written sources: British

1

(2)

Written sources: Anglo-Saxon

3

(2)

Archaeological evidence

5

(4)

The political structure of Anglo-Saxon England c. 600

9

(6)

The nature of early Anglo-Saxon kingship

15

(4)

Sources for the study of kings and kingdoms from the seventh to the ninth centuries

19

(6)

Kent

25

(20)

Sources

25

(1)

The origins of the kingdom of Kent

26

(2)

The history of the kingdom of Kent

28

(4)

The Kentish royal house

32

(7)

Royal resources and government

39

(4)

Conclusions

43

(2)

The East Saxons

45

(13)

Sources

45

(1)

The origins of the East Saxon kingdom

46

(1)

The history of the East Saxon kingdom c. 600-825

47

(5)

The East Saxon royal house

52

(5)

Conclusion

57

(1)

The East Angles

58

(14)

Sources

58

(3)

The origins of the East Anglian kingdom

61

(1)

The history of the East Anglian kingdom

62

(2)

Sources of royal power

64

(3)

The royal family and administration

67

(4)

Conclusion

71

(1)

Northumbria

72

(28)

Sources

72

(2)

The royal houses of Bernicia and Deira and the origins of Northumbria

74

(7)

The early Northumbrian kings and the kingdoms of southern England

81

(2)

Northumbria and the Celtic kingdoms in the seventh century

83

(3)

Northumbrian kingship in the eighth century

86

(8)

Eighth-century Northumbrian kings and the other kingdoms of Britain

94

(1)

Northumbria in the ninth century

95

(2)

Conclusion

97

(3)

Mercia

100

(28)

Sources

100

(1)

The origins of Mercia

101

(2)

Mercia in the seventh century

103

(8)

Mercia in the eighth century

111

(6)

Mercia in the ninth century

117

(7)

Conclusion: the evolution of the Mercian state

124

(4)

The West Saxons

128

(29)

Sources

128

(2)

The origins of Wessex

130

(2)

The growth of Wessex to 802

132

(10)

The pattern of West Saxon kingship to 802

142

(6)

The West Saxon kingdom 802-99

148

(6)

Conclusion

154

(3)

Conclusion: The Development of Kingship c. 600-900

157

(22)

Kingship and overlordship

157

(5)

Royal resources

162

(5)

Royal and noble families

167

(5)

King and Church

172

(5)

Conclusion

177

(2)

Notes

179

(17)

Bibliography and Abbreviations

196

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