The Norman Conquest of England, 2nd Edition
The Norman Conquest of England, 2nd Edition

Author: Janice Hamilton

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 146770380X

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What happens when a foreigner takes over the throne of a powerful country like England? In the case of William the Conqueror, the forced rule would have an impact that lasted centuries. William was already Duke of Normandy—part of modern-day France. In 1066, he—along with thousands of Norman soldiers—invaded England and defeated King Harold Godwinson in the Battle of Hastings. As a result of William’s victory, England’s ties to Scandinavia loosened and its political and cultural traditions became more tightly linked to France and the rest of mainland Europe. The Norman Conquest of England is one of world history’s most pivotal moments.

The Normans and the Norman Conquest
The Normans and the Norman Conquest

Author: R. Allen Brown

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9780851153674

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Classic work assessing the impact of the Norman Conquest in European context. The introduction of Brown's book should be made compulsory reading- LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKSThe `English' who faced the forces of William duke of Normandy on 14 October 1066 were by no means a pure-bred and unified race, norwas the flower of England's manhood laid low by an army of self-seeking Norman opportunists. R. Allen Brown traces the forces and influences that shaped both England and Normandy in the decades before 1066, and shows how the new order, emerging from the aftermath of the battle of Hastings, produced a degree of political unity and social dynamism previously unknown in England, bringing a reinvigorated nation fully into the mainstream of the dynamic expansion of western Latin Christendom.R. ALLEN BROWN was professor of History at King's College, London and founder of the annual Battle Conference on Anglo-Norman studies.

The Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest

Author: Marc Morris

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-09-13

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 1639364005

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A riveting and authoritative history of the single most important event in English history: The Norman Conquest. 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. This new history explains why the Norman Conquest was the most significant cultural and military episode 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. Morris writes with passion, verve, and scrupulous concern for historical accuracy. This is the definitive account for our times of an extraordinary story, indeed the pivotal moment in the shaping of the English nation.

The Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest

Author: Hugh M. Thomas

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780742538405

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Exploring the successful Norman invasion of England in 1066, this concise and readable book focuses especially on the often dramatic and enduring changes wrought by William the Conqueror and his followers. From the perspective of a modern social historian, Hugh M. Thomas considers the conquest's wide-ranging impact by taking a fresh look at such traditional themes as the influence of battles and great men on history and assessing how far the shift in ruling dynasty and noble elites affected broader aspects of English history. The author sets the stage by describing English society before the Norman Conquest and recounting the dramatic story of the conquest, including the climactic Battle of Hastings. He then traces the influence of the invasion itself and the Normans' political, military, institutional, and legal transformations. Inevitably following on the heels of institutional reform came economic, social, religious, and cultural changes. The results, Thomas convincingly shows, are both complex and surprising. In some areas where one might expect profound influence, such as government institutions, there was little change. In other respects, such as the indirect transformation of the English language, the conquest had profound and lasting effects. With its combination of exciting narrative and clear analysis, this book will capture students interest in a range of courses on medieval and Western history.

Anglo Saxon England and the Norman Conquest
Anglo Saxon England and the Norman Conquest

Author: H.R. Loyn

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-14

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 1317897684

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This celebrated account of society and economy in England from the first Anglo-Saxon settlements in the fifth century to the immediate aftermath of the Norman Conquest has been a standard text since it first appeared in 1962. This long-awaited second edition incorporates the fruits of 30 years of subsequent scholarship. It has been revised expanded and entirely reset.

History of the Normans
History of the Normans

Author: Dudo (Dean of St. Quentin)

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9780851155524

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First English translation of key chronicle for study of the rise of the Normans.

The Normans
The Normans

Author: Reginald Allen Brown

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9780851153582

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With their flying arrows and familiar chain-mail the Normans not only conquered Anglo-Saxon England, but had an impact on the whole of Europe. Beginning as Viking raiders (`Northmen') who settled in Northern France in the late ninth century, this energetic and enterprising race established themselves as far afield as Syria, Italy, Sicily and Ireland in the course of the next three centuries. As a people they not only produced outstanding leaders, but were inspired exponents of all the social, political and cultural movements of their time, from monasticism to feudalism and chivalry, from theology and secular government to architecture. They showed an astonishing capacity for organisation, simultaneously absorbing and transforming the cultures of the peoples they conquered, scattering superb churches and castles in the lands they settled. Professor Allen-Brown tells the fascinating story of the Norman expansion. Fully revised edition. R. ALLEN BROWNwas professor of history at King's College, London, and founder of the annual Battle conference on Anglo-Norman studies.

St Cuthbert and the Normans
St Cuthbert and the Normans

Author: William M. Aird

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780851156156

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An alternative view of the Conquest and settlement from north-east England, charting relations between the monastic community and the invading Normans.