A Dissertation Upon the Distinctions in Society, and Ranks of the...
Heywood, Samuel, [1753-1828]. A Dissertation Upon the Distinctions in Society, and Ranks of the People, Under the Anglo-Saxon Governments. London, Printed for W. Clarke and Sons, 1818. lvii, 1 leaf, 435, [1] pp. Original boards, Hinges cracking but secure, edgewear, boards rubbed. $125. * This work explores the structure of society and the different levels of rank that existed in England during the Anglo-Saxon period, before the Norman Conquest of 1066. Specifically, Heywood examines the hierarchies and laws that governed the various classes of people, such as the eorls (nobles), the ceorls (freemen), and the thegns (lords). Samuel Heywood was a respected Welsh judge and serjeant-at-law known for his historical writings, and this book was his final work. It would have been significant for its contribution to the historical understanding of early English society and law during the early 19th century.
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