Anglo-Norman Studies 31

The contemporary historians of Anglo-Norman England form a particular focus of this issue. There are contributions on Henry of Huntingdon's representation of civil war; on the political intent of the poems in the anonymous Life of Edward the Confessor; on William of Malmesbury's depiction of Henry I; and on the influence upon historians of the late antique history attributed to Hegesippus. A paper on Gerald of Wales and Merlin brings valuable literary insights to bear. Other pieces tackle religious history [northern monasteries during the Anarchy the abbey of Tiron] and politics [family history across the Conquest the Norman brothers Urse de Abetot and Robert Dispenser the friendship network of King Stephen's family]. The volume begins with Judith Green's Allen Brown Memorial Lecture which provides a wide-ranging account of kingship lordsihp and community in eleventh-century England.CONTRIBUTORS: Judith Green Janet Burton Catherine A. M. Clarke Sebastien Danielo Emma Mason Ad Putter Kathleen Thompson Jean A. Truax Elizabeth M. Tyler Björn Weiler Neil Wright