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The Norman Conquest (Paperback)
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The Norman Conquest (Paperback)
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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 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. Why the Normans, in some respects less sophisticated,
possessed the military cutting edge. How William's hopes of a
united Anglo-Norman realm unravelled, dashed by English rebellions,
Viking invasions and the insatiable demands of his fellow
conquerors. This is a tale of powerful drama, repression and
seismic social change: the Battle of Hastings itself and the
violent 'Harrying of the North'; the sudden introduction of castles
and the wholesale rebuilding of every major church; the total
destruction of an ancient ruling class. Language, law,
architecture, even attitudes towards life itself were altered
forever by the coming of the Normans. Marc Morris, author of the
bestselling biography of Edward I, A Great and Terrible King,
approaches the Conquest with the same passion, verve and scrupulous
concern for historical accuracy. This is the definitive account for
our times of an extraordinary story, a pivotal moment in the
shaping of the English nation.
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