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The English Resistance: The Underground War Againt the Normans
Peter Rex
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Description for The English Resistance: The Underground War Againt the Normans
Paperback. The first history of this forgotten English underground struggle against the invading Normans. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
In 1066 the English were conquered by the infamous William the Conqueror. However, the English did not just roll over and die before their oppressors; far from it. For over five years the English violently rebelled against the invading Normans, murdering quislings, burning towns and sacking cathedrals. Peter Rex tells the story of each rebellion, their often colourful leaders (including Hereward the Wake, Edgar the Aetheling and Eadric the Wild) and the rebels themselves, whom the Normans called 'silvatici' or forest dwellers. He also considers William's attempts at pacifying the English, especially his notorious 'harrying' of the North, which amounted ... Read more
In 1066 the English were conquered by the infamous William the Conqueror. However, the English did not just roll over and die before their oppressors; far from it. For over five years the English violently rebelled against the invading Normans, murdering quislings, burning towns and sacking cathedrals. Peter Rex tells the story of each rebellion, their often colourful leaders (including Hereward the Wake, Edgar the Aetheling and Eadric the Wild) and the rebels themselves, whom the Normans called 'silvatici' or forest dwellers. He also considers William's attempts at pacifying the English, especially his notorious 'harrying' of the North, which amounted ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
242g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445604794
SKU
V9781445604794
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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 The English Resistance: The Underground War Againt the Normans
An invaluable rehabilitation of an ignored resistance movement'
THE SUNDAY TIMES
Portrays William as he really was - a bloody, ruthless war criminal'
FRANK MCLYNN, author of 1066: The Year of Three Battles Peter Rex's scholarship is remarkable'
THE SUNDAY EXPRESS
THE SUNDAY TIMES
Portrays William as he really was - a bloody, ruthless war criminal'
FRANK MCLYNN, author of 1066: The Year of Three Battles Peter Rex's scholarship is remarkable'
THE SUNDAY EXPRESS