The Norman Conquest
The Battle of Hastings and the Fall of Anglo-Saxon England
New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2013.
Format: Book
Edition: First Pegasus Books edition.
Description: 440 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
A riveting and authoritative history of the single most important event in English history: the Norman Conquest.
Contents:
The man who would be king -- A wave of Danes -- The Bastard -- Best laid plans -- Holy warriors -- The Godwinesons -- Hostages to fortune -- Northern uproar -- The gathering storm -- The thunderbolt -- Invasion -- The spoils of victory -- Insurrenction -- Aftershocks -- Aliens and natives -- Ravening wolves -- The edges of empire -- Domesday -- Death and judgement -- The green tree.
Subjects:
Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066.
Normans -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087.
Great Britain -- History -- Norman period, 1066-1154.
Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066.
Normans -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087.
Great Britain -- History -- Norman period, 1066-1154.
Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
ISBN:
9781605984513 (hbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Europe England Mor | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
Originally published: London : Hutchinson, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-414) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-414) and index.