Ann Williams (historian) facts for kids
Ann Williams is an English historian who was born in 1937. She is an expert in the Middle Ages, which is a period of history from about 500 AD to 1500 AD. She has spent her career studying and writing about this fascinating time.
Before she retired, Ann Williams was a Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the Polytechnic of North London. This means she taught university students about history from the Middle Ages. She is also a special member, called a Fellow, of the Society of Antiquaries. This is a group for people who are very interested in history and old objects. She also does important research at the University of East Anglia.
Ann Williams's Historical Books
Ann Williams has written many important books that help us understand the history of England, especially the time before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Her books are full of facts and details about kings, powerful families, and how people lived long ago.
Exploring Early English History
Her books cover a wide range of topics from early English history. They are great resources for anyone wanting to learn more about this period.
- A Biographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales, c.500–c.1050 (1991), which she wrote with Alfred P. Smyth and D. P. Kirby. In this book, Ann Williams wrote all the entries about England. It's like a dictionary of important people from that time.
- The English and the Norman Conquest (Woodbridge, 1995). This book looks at what happened to the English people when the Normans took over.
- Land, Power and Politics: the family estates and patronage of Odda of Deerhurst (Deerhurst, 1997). This book focuses on a specific powerful family and how they used their land and influence.
- Kingship and Government in Pre-Conquest England, c. 500–1066 (London, 1999). This book explains how kings ruled and how the government worked in England before the Norman Conquest.
- Æthelred the Unready: the ill-counselled king (London, 2003). This book is about a specific English king named Æthelred, who faced many challenges.
- The World Before Domesday: the English aristocracy, 900–1066 (London, 2008). This book explores the lives of the rich and powerful families in England before the Domesday Book was created.
