This monumental 1849 publication was the first detailed analysis to compare Anglo-Saxon institutions with those of other Germanic peoples.
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Book II. The Principles and Progress of the Change in England: 1. Growth of the kingly power; 2. The regalia or rights of royalty; 3. The king's court and household; 4. The ealdorman or duke; 5. The Geréfa; 6. The Witena Gemót; 7. The towns; 8. The bishop; 9. The clergy and monks; 10. The income of the clergy; 11. The poor; Appendix.