The Norman Conquest - Softcover

Morris, Marc

 
9780099537441: The Norman Conquest
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0099537443 ISBN 13: 9780099537441
Verlag: Windmill Books, 2013

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‘I loved it. A suitably epic account of one of the most seismic and far-reaching events in British history’ Dan Snow

An upstart French duke who sets out to conquer the most powerful and unified kingdom in Christendom. An invasion force on a scale not seen since the days of the Romans. One of the bloodiest and most decisive battles ever fought.

Going beyond the familiar outline, bestselling historian Marc Morris examines not only the tumultuous events that led up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but also the chaos that came in its wake – English rebellions, Viking invasions, the construction of hundreds of castles and the destruction of England’s ancient ruling class. Language, law, architecture, even attitudes towards life itself, were altered forever by the Norman Conquest.

‘Retells the story of the Norman invasion with vim, vigour and narrative urgency’ Dan Jones, Sunday Times

‘A wonderful book’ Terry Jones

‘A much-needed, modern account of the Normans in England’ The Times

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr Marc Morris is a historian who specializes in the Middle Ages. He studied and taught at the universities of London and Oxford and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His other books include a bestselling history of the Norman Conquest and highly acclaimed biographies of King John and Edward I (A Great and Terrible King). He also presented the TV series Castle and wrote its accompanying book. He contributes regularly to other history programmes on radio and television and writes for numerous journals and magazines.

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This riveting book explains why the Norman Conquest was the single most important event in English history. Assessing the original evidence at every turn, Marc Morris goes beyond the familiar outline to explain why England was at once so powerful and yet so vulnerable to William the Conqueror's attack.

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Verlag
Windmill Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0099537443
ISBN 13 
9780099537441
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
464
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