Affiliation:
1. University of Southampton , United Kingdom
Abstract
Abstract
William the Conqueror’s writ for London is a much-cited source, and has hitherto been read as a document that ensured continuity and unity in London against the depredations of the Norman conquerors. This article argues that the writ does not reflect the initial contact between London and the Normans, but rather was written later in the 1060s and was designed to deal with internal disputes in London itself, in which English and French groups clashed over customs and law in the City. This focus on internal difference is a substantial reinterpretation of the document.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Sociology and Political Science,History,Cultural Studies
Cited by
1 articles.
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