Part 1: historical writing in England, late 9th to early 12th century; Edward to Eadred, 899 to 955; Eadwig to Athelred II, 955 to 1016; Cnut and his sons, 1016 to 1042; Edward the Confessor to Harold, 1042 to 1066; 1066 and after; England and its neighbours. Part 2: ruling the kingdom; the nobility; family, marriage and women; the Church; the economy.