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The turbulent reign of Stephen, King of England (1135-54), has been styled since the late 19th century as 'the Anarchy', although the extent of political breakdown during the period has since been vigorously debated. Rebellion and bitter civil war characterised Stephen's protracted struggle with rival claimant Empress Matilda and her Angevin supporters over 'nineteen long winters' when, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 'Christ and his Saints slept'. Drawing on new research and fieldwork, this innovative volume offers the first ever overview and synthesis of the archaeological and material record for this controversial period. It presents and interrogates many different types of evidence at a variety of scales, ranging from nationwide mapping of historical events through to conflict landscapes of battlefields and sieges. The volume considers archaeological sites such as castles and other fortifications, churches, monasteries, bishops' palaces and urban and rural settlements, alongside material culture including coins, pottery, seals and arms and armour. This approach not only augments but also challenges historical narratives, questioning the 'real' impact of Stephen's troubled reign on society, settlement, church and the landscape, and opens up new perspectives on the conduct of Anglo-Norman warfare
Contents
List of Figures
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Historical Outline and the Geography of Anarchy
Chapter 3: Waging War: Fields of Conflict and Siege Warfare
Chapter 4: Architecture and Authority: Castles
Chapter 5: Artefacts and the Arts: Twelfth-Century Material Culture
Chapter 6: Performing Violence: Arms, Armour and Military Apparel
Chapter 7: Faith and Fortification: The Church
Chapter 8: Village, Town and Country
Chapter 9: Anarchy on the Fen Edge: Case Study of the Isle of Ely
Chapter 9: The Twelfth-Century Civil War in Context: An Assessment
Appendix: Sites to visit
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