CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Maps

Introduction

Chapter 1     The Character of Late Anglo-Saxon Society

Chapter 2     The Changing Countryside

Chapter 3     The Growth and Decline of Towns

Chapter 4     Changing Expressions of Christian Belief

Chapter 5     Population, Diet and Health

Chapter 6     Women and the Family

Chapter 7     Law and Order

Chapter 8     Language, Culture and Entertainment

Chapter 9     Living on the Edge: Aliens and Outcasts

Chapter 10   Signs and Marvels: the Medieval Cosmic Order

Chapter 11   The Cycle of the Year

Chapter 12   The Shape of English Society by 1553

Notes

Bibliography

Index