Books by Ann Williams

A series which is a model of its kind: Edmund King

Story of the Domesday Book

Essays into numerous aspects of the Domesday Book, shedding fresh light on its mysteries.

Applies a critical and scholarly approach to a topic that has long commanded attention... Williams's book represents a remarkable scholarly achievement. THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

Articles on the significance of genealogy and kinship ties in determining political events in the middle ages.

Discussing the dynamics of English aristocratic society, this book investigates the rewards and obligations of status, including birth, wealth, the importance of public and royal service and the need to participate in local affairs, especially legal and administrative business.

thelwine, Pre-Conquest Sheriff; Alliances of lfgar of Mercia; Castle Studies since 1850; Charles the Bald's Fortified Bridges; Clares and the Crown; Coastal Salt Production; Hydrographic and Ship Hydrodynamic Aspects of the Invasion; Leland and Historians; Monks in the World: Gundulf of Rochester; Obtaining Benefices in 12c E. Anglia; St Pancras Priory, Lewes; Slavery; Wace and Warfare.

Aethelred, in contrast to his predecessor and successor, reigned (except for a few weeks in 1013/14) largely unchallenged for 38 years, despite presiding over a period that saw many Danish invasions and much internal strife. This is a biography of England's king during the Viking onslaught.