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King's Body: Burial and Succession in Late Anglo-Saxon England

Contributor(s): Marafioti, Nicole (Author)

ISBN: 9781442647589

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

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Pub Date: April 4, 2014

Dewey: 942.017

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Recycled Paper, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.98" H x 9.28" L x 6.40" W ( 1.37 lbs) 320 pages

BISAC Categories:

Literary Criticism | Medieval | History | Europe

Series: Toronto Anglo-Saxon

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Description:

The King's Body investigates the role of royal bodies, funerals, and graves in English succession debates from the death of Alfred the Great in 899 through the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Brief description: Nicole Marafioti is an assistant professor of history at Trinity University.

Review Quotes:

'Well-researched, written, cited, and indexed, this book provokes discussion and is a fine addition to scholarly libraries... Highly recommended.'

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