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1066: A New History of the Norman Conquest
Peter Rex
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Description for 1066: A New History of the Norman Conquest
Paperback. A radical retelling of the most important event in English history - the Norman invasion of 1066. Num Pages: 304 pages, 44 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430. A New History of the Norman Conquest. 304 pages, 57 illustrations, 44 colour. A radical retelling of the most important event in English history - the Norman invasion of 1066. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight: 224.
A radical retelling of the most important event in English history - the Norman invasion of 1066. The Norman Conquest is the single most important event in English history. On this invasion and 'regime change' pivoted the second millennium of English history. This is well recognised, what is not is how long and hard the English people fought to deny William 'the Bastard', Duke of Normandy his prize. Rather than being the smooth transition peddled by pro-Norman historians, the Norman Conquest was a brutal and violent takeover by an army of occupation. Unknown thousands of rebellious thegns resisted the Norman ... Read more
A radical retelling of the most important event in English history - the Norman invasion of 1066. The Norman Conquest is the single most important event in English history. On this invasion and 'regime change' pivoted the second millennium of English history. This is well recognised, what is not is how long and hard the English people fought to deny William 'the Bastard', Duke of Normandy his prize. Rather than being the smooth transition peddled by pro-Norman historians, the Norman Conquest was a brutal and violent takeover by an army of occupation. Unknown thousands of rebellious thegns resisted the Norman ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445603841
SKU
V9781445603841
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Ref
99-99
About Peter Rex
Peter Rex was Head of History at Prince thorpe College for twenty years. He was an acknowledged expert on Eleventh-century English and Norman history. Sadly, Peter Rex died in March 2012.
Reviews for 1066: A New History of the Norman Conquest
A gripping re-evaluation of those turbulent times - Rex vividly conjures up the ebb and flow of the battle'
SIMON GRIFFITH
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SIMON GRIFFITH
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