Nicholas J Higham
Biographic Data
| ID | 5369433 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicholas J Higham |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicholas J |
| FAMILY NAME | Higham |
| SIGNATURE | HIGHAM N J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5956-4976 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
King Arthur
The Anglo-Saxon World
The Anglo-Saxon period, stretching from the fifth to the late eleventh century, begins with the Roman retreat from the Western world and ends with the Norman takeover of England. Between these epochal events, many of the contours and patterns of English life that would endure for the next millennium were shaped. In this authoritative work, N. J. Higham and M. J. Ryan reexamine Anglo-Saxon England in the light of new research in disciplines as wid…
Wearmouth and Jarrow
This is an attractive book which is exceptionally well-illustrated as a consequence of generous funding support from English Heritage. The volume offers the results of a programme of landscape arch
C onstantius, S t G ermanus and fifth‐century B ritain
The two visits of G ermanus to B ritain that C onstantius included in his Life of the saint were long a staple of insular history. Recently, however, they have come under close scrutiny, leading to the second visit in particular being considered unhistorical. This essay re‐examines the two visits in the context of the whole work, concluding that C onstantius had access to good‐quality information for G ermanus's activities. Focusing on two episod…
Bede's Agenda in Book IV of the ‘Ecclesiastical History of the English People’
Bede's preoccupations in the later years of his life have recently come under close scrutiny. This article will set out the argument to this point, then explore how the Ecclesiastical history conforms to more general perceptions of Bede's purposes. It will conclude that this work was designed to address just one part of his wider reform agenda, as that pertained to the Northumbrian king of the day, Ceolwulf. To this end, Bede painted a picture of…
A Companion to Bede – By George Hardin Brown; Bede's Historiae
Place-Names, Language and the Anglo-Saxon Landscape
The Landscape Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England
The Anglo-Saxon period was crucial to the development of the English landscape, but is rarely studied. The essays here provide radical new interpretations of its development. Traditional opinion has perceived the Anglo-Saxons as creating an entirely new landscape from scratch in the fifth and sixth centuries AD, cutting down woodland, and bringing with them the practice of open field agriculture, and establishing villages. Whilst recent scholarsh…
Landscape Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England
Edward the Confessor
Bede on the Britons
This paper addresses the many facets of Bede's portrayal of the Britons in the Historia ecclesiastica , first by illustrating his attempts to cast the Britons generally in the role of usually villainous biblical types and then by examining his often more positive portrayal of certain Britons and British groups independently of those types. His recommendation of certain British Christians as saints to be imitated as well as his conviction that God…
Britons in Anglo-Saxon England
Introduction to Early Medieval Western Europe, 300–900
From sub‐Roman Britain to Anglo‐Saxon England
The sub‐Roman/Anglo‐Saxon interface has been hotly debated over the last twenty years, with scholars approaching the subject from several different disciplines and arguing variously for mass migration from Germany and/or elite dominance by a barbarian elite of a British majority. This paper critiques several of the arguments that have recently been offered and suggests that we should prioritise the conquest of eastern England by Anglo‐Saxons at a…
The Beginnings of English Law . Lisi Oliver
The Domesday Survey
Old light on the Dark Age landscape
Settlement, land use and Domesday ploughlands
(1990). Settlement, land use and Domesday ploughlands. Landscape History: Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 33-44
Landscape and land use in northern England
Frontier, Forts and Farmers
Frontier, Forts and Farmers
The Domesday Survey
Bede on the Britons
This paper addresses the many facets of Bede's portrayal of the Britons in the Historia ecclesiastica , first by illustrating his attempts to cast the Britons generally in the role of usually villainous biblical types and then by examining his often more positive portrayal of certain Britons and British groups independently of those types. His recommendation of certain British Christians as saints to be imitated as well as his conviction that God…
Old light on the Dark Age landscape
Frontier, Forts and Farmers
Landscape and land use in northern England
Settlement, land use and Domesday ploughlands
(1990). Settlement, land use and Domesday ploughlands. Landscape History: Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 33-44
Old light on the Dark Age landscape
The Domesday Survey
From sub‐Roman Britain to Anglo‐Saxon England
The sub‐Roman/Anglo‐Saxon interface has been hotly debated over the last twenty years, with scholars approaching the subject from several different disciplines and arguing variously for mass migration from Germany and/or elite dominance by a barbarian elite of a British majority. This paper critiques several of the arguments that have recently been offered and suggests that we should prioritise the conquest of eastern England by Anglo‐Saxons at a…
The Beginnings of English Law . Lisi Oliver
Britons in Anglo-Saxon England
Introduction to Early Medieval Western Europe, 300–900
Bede on the Britons
This paper addresses the many facets of Bede's portrayal of the Britons in the Historia ecclesiastica , first by illustrating his attempts to cast the Britons generally in the role of usually villainous biblical types and then by examining his often more positive portrayal of certain Britons and British groups independently of those types. His recommendation of certain British Christians as saints to be imitated as well as his conviction that God…
The Landscape Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England
The Anglo-Saxon period was crucial to the development of the English landscape, but is rarely studied. The essays here provide radical new interpretations of its development. Traditional opinion has perceived the Anglo-Saxons as creating an entirely new landscape from scratch in the fifth and sixth centuries AD, cutting down woodland, and bringing with them the practice of open field agriculture, and establishing villages. Whilst recent scholarsh…
Landscape Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England
Edward the Confessor
Place-Names, Language and the Anglo-Saxon Landscape
A Companion to Bede – By George Hardin Brown; Bede's Historiae
Bede's Agenda in Book IV of the ‘Ecclesiastical History of the English People’
Bede's preoccupations in the later years of his life have recently come under close scrutiny. This article will set out the argument to this point, then explore how the Ecclesiastical history conforms to more general perceptions of Bede's purposes. It will conclude that this work was designed to address just one part of his wider reform agenda, as that pertained to the Northumbrian king of the day, Ceolwulf. To this end, Bede painted a picture of…
C onstantius, S t G ermanus and fifth‐century B ritain
The two visits of G ermanus to B ritain that C onstantius included in his Life of the saint were long a staple of insular history. Recently, however, they have come under close scrutiny, leading to the second visit in particular being considered unhistorical. This essay re‐examines the two visits in the context of the whole work, concluding that C onstantius had access to good‐quality information for G ermanus's activities. Focusing on two episod…
Wearmouth and Jarrow
This is an attractive book which is exceptionally well-illustrated as a consequence of generous funding support from English Heritage. The volume offers the results of a programme of landscape arch
The Anglo-Saxon World
The Anglo-Saxon period, stretching from the fifth to the late eleventh century, begins with the Roman retreat from the Western world and ends with the Norman takeover of England. Between these epochal events, many of the contours and patterns of English life that would endure for the next millennium were shaped. In this authoritative work, N. J. Higham and M. J. Ryan reexamine Anglo-Saxon England in the light of new research in disciplines as wid…
King Arthur
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