Ann Williams (historian)
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Ann Williams is an English medievalist, historian and author. Before retiring she worked at the Polytechnic of North London, where she was Senior Lecturer in Medieval History. She is a Fellow
of the Society of Antiquaries
and a Research Fellow
at the University of East Anglia
. Her numerous works include:
Fellow
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of the Society of Antiquaries
Society of Antiquaries of London
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and a Research Fellow
Research fellow
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at the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
. Her numerous works include:
- The English and the Norman Conquest, (Woodbridge, 1995)
- Land, Power and Politics: the family estates and patronage of Odda of Deerhurst (Deerhurst, 1997)
- Kingship and Government in Pre-Conquest England, c. 500–1066 (London, 1999)
- Æthelred the Unready: the ill-counselled king, (London, 2003)
- The World Before Domesday: the English aristocracy, 900–1066 (London, 2008)