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The History of the English People 1000-1154 (Paperback)
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The History of the English People 1000-1154 (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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'In the year of grace 1066, the Lord, the ruler, brought to
fulfilment what He had long planned for the English people: He
delivered them up to be destroyed by the violent and cunning Norman
race.' Henry of Huntingdon's narrative covers one of the most
exciting and bloody periods in English history: the Norman Conquest
and its aftermath. He tells of the decline of the Old English
kingdom, the victory of the Normans at the Battle of Hastings, and
the establishment of Norman rule. His accounts pf the kings who
reigned during his lifetime - William II, Henry I, and Stephen -
contain unique descriptions of people and events. Henry tells how
promiscuity, greed, treachery, and cruelty produced a series of
disasters, rebellions, and wars. Interwoven with memorable and
vivid battle-scenes are anecdotes of court life, the death and
murder of nobles, and the first written record of Cnut and the
waves and the death of Henry I from a surfeit of lampreys. Diana
Greenway's translation of her definitive Latin text has been
revised for this edition. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years
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Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate
text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert
introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the
text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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