A careful reading reaps rich rewards.

• PART I: THEORY AND BACKGROUND ; 1. Introduction ; 2. English Identity before the Norman Conquest ; 3. Normanitas ; 4. Ethnic Identity and Cultural Difference ; 5. A Chronology of Assimilation ; 6. A Chronology of Identity ; 7. Ideology, Prejudice, and Assimilation ; PART II: PERSONAL INTERACTION, ASSIMILATION, AND IDENTITY ; 8. The Interaction of English and Normans: Methodological Considerations ; 9. The Aristocracy ; 10. English Women and Norman Men ; 11. The Peasants and the Middling Sort ; 12. Townspeople ; 13. The Religious ; Epilogue ; PART III: THE RECONSTRUCTION OF ENGLISH IDENTITY ; 14. The Defence of English Honour ; 15. The Image of England and a Sense of Place ; 16. Royal Government, England, and Englishness ; 17. The English Church, English Saints, England, and the English ; 18. Stereotypes and the Image of the English ; 19. The Image of the Other ; 20. The Intensification and Politicization of English Identity ; PART IV: IDENTITY AND CULTURE ; 21. History and Identity ; 22. High Culture, Religious Culture, and Ethnicity ; 23. Language, Literature, and Ethnic Identity ; Conclusion ; Appendixes ; Bibliography

A careful reading reaps rich rewards.

• PART I: THEORY AND BACKGROUND ; 1. Introduction ; 2. English Identity before the Norman Conquest ; 3. Normanitas ; 4. Ethnic Identity and Cultural Difference ; 5. A Chronology of Assimilation ; 6. A Chronology of Identity ; 7. Ideology, Prejudice, and Assimilation ; PART II: PERSONAL INTERACTION, ASSIMILATION, AND IDENTITY ; 8. The Interaction of English and Normans: Methodological Considerations ; 9. The Aristocracy ; 10. English Women and Norman Men ; 11. The Peasants and the Middling Sort ; 12. Townspeople ; 13. The Religious ; Epilogue ; PART III: THE RECONSTRUCTION OF ENGLISH IDENTITY ; 14. The Defence of English Honour ; 15. The Image of England and a Sense of Place ; 16. Royal Government, England, and Englishness ; 17. The English Church, English Saints, England, and the English ; 18. Stereotypes and the Image of the English ; 19. The Image of the Other ; 20. The Intensification and Politicization of English Identity ; PART IV: IDENTITY AND CULTURE ; 21. History and Identity ; 22. High Culture, Religious Culture, and Ethnicity ; 23. Language, Literature, and Ethnic Identity ; Conclusion ; Appendixes ; Bibliography

A careful reading reaps rich rewards.

• PART I: THEORY AND BACKGROUND ; 1. Introduction ; 2. English Identity before the Norman Conquest ; 3. Normanitas ; 4. Ethnic Identity and Cultural Difference ; 5. A Chronology of Assimilation ; 6. A Chronology of Identity ; 7. Ideology, Prejudice, and Assimilation ; PART II: PERSONAL INTERACTION, ASSIMILATION, AND IDENTITY ; 8. The Interaction of English and Normans: Methodological Considerations ; 9. The Aristocracy ; 10. English Women and Norman Men ; 11. The Peasants and the Middling Sort ; 12. Townspeople ; 13. The Religious ; Epilogue ; PART III: THE RECONSTRUCTION OF ENGLISH IDENTITY ; 14. The Defence of English Honour ; 15. The Image of England and a Sense of Place ; 16. Royal Government, England, and Englishness ; 17. The English Church, English Saints, England, and the English ; 18. Stereotypes and the Image of the English ; 19. The Image of the Other ; 20. The Intensification and Politicization of English Identity ; PART IV: IDENTITY AND CULTURE ; 21. History and Identity ; 22. High Culture, Religious Culture, and Ethnicity ; 23. Language, Literature, and Ethnic Identity ; Conclusion ; Appendixes ; Bibliography