Table of Contents

Introduction. England and the English in 796; Part I. The Origins of a Kingdom, 796-899; Chapter 1: The Events, 796-899; Chapter 2: Ruling the Kingdoms, 796-899; Chapter 3: The Kings and the Law, 796-899; Chapter 4: The Kings and the Church, 796-899; Part II. The Birth of a Kingdom, 899-975; Chapter 5: The Events, 899-975; Chapter 6: Ruling the Kingdom, 899-975; Chapter 7: The Kings and the Law, 899-975; Chapter 8: The Kings and the Church, 899-975; Part III. The Testing of a Kingdom, 975-1042; Chapter 9: The Events, 975-1042; Chapter 10: Ruling the Kingdom, 975-1042; Chapter 11: The Kings and the Law, 975-1042; Chapter 12: The Kings and the Church, 975-1042; Glossary of Terms; Suggestions for Further Reading

About the Author

Richard Huscroft is Head of History at Westminster School, London, and is the author of several books on medieval history, including Ruling England, 1042-1217 (2016), and Tales from the Long Twelfth Century (2016).

Reviews

'Richard Huscroft brings his trademark combination of eloquence and erudition to Making England. He sets out the twisting, turning narrative that leads from a series of separate kingdoms in the eighth century to a single strong one in the eleventh, and at the same time brings out the slow-burning institutional and social changes that underpin this story.'Rory Naismith, King's College London, UK'Richard Huscroft has written an admirably clear account of the formative period of English history from the death of King Offa of Mercia to the accession of Edward the Confessor – the period that witnessed the first emergence of a single kingdom of England and the origin and early development of so many key institutions of English political life. Making England, 796–1042 is the essential companion to Huscroft's Ruling England, 1042–1217.'Timothy Graham, The University of New Mexico, USA