Review from previous edition Hugh Thomas has written a challenging and rewarding book on a fascinating subject ... Thomas has put us all deeply in his debt even where we disagree with him and his assumptions. His book will henceforth be the starting point for discussions of this fascinating topic.

• 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 to Part II ; 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 ; Appendices ; Bibliography ; Index

Review from previous edition Hugh Thomas has written a challenging and rewarding book on a fascinating subject ... Thomas has put us all deeply in his debt even where we disagree with him and his assumptions. His book will henceforth be the starting point for discussions of this fascinating topic.

• 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 to Part II ; 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 ; Appendices ; Bibliography ; Index

Review from previous edition Hugh Thomas has written a challenging and rewarding book on a fascinating subject ... Thomas has put us all deeply in his debt even where we disagree with him and his assumptions. His book will henceforth be the starting point for discussions of this fascinating topic.

• 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 to Part II ; 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 ; Appendices ; Bibliography ; Index