Author: Charles Oman
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Published: 1949
Total Pages: 737
ISBN-13: 5878048345
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Hugh M. Thomas
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780742538405
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Raymond Wilson Chambers
Publisher:
Published: 1926
Total Pages: 386
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman
Publisher:
Published: 1921
Total Pages: 726
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Teresa Cole
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2016-09-15
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1445649233
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The origins, course & outcomes of William the Conqueror's conquest of England 1051-1087.
Author: Marc Morris
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2022-09-13
Total Pages: 562
ISBN-13: 1639364005
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Jean Manco
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2022-11-30
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 0500777993
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Who are the English? Their language and culture have had an impact on the modern world out of all proportion to the size of their homeland. But what do we really understand about their ancestry? Traditionally they have been seen as the descendants of those Germanic peoples who poured into Britain after the Roman legions departed, today known as the Anglo-Saxons. Alternative interpretations have questioned this picture, or suggested complications. At last, the astonishing progress made in extracting and analysing ancient DNA means that theories can be tested empirically, shedding new light on the movement and migrations of peoples in the past. Skillfully and accessibly blending together results from this cutting-edge DNA technology with new research from archaeology and linguistics, Jean Manco reveals a long and adventurous journey before a word of English was spoken. Going beyond a narrow focus on the Anglo-Saxon period, she probes into the deep origins of the Germani and their kin, and extends the story to the language of Shakespeare, taken to the first British colony in America. The result is an exciting new history of the English people, and a ground-breaking analysis of their development.