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If ever there was a year of destiny for the British Isles, 1066 must have a strong claim. King Harold faced invasion not just from William and the Normans across the English Channel but from the Dane, King Harald Hadrada. Before he faced the Normans at Hastings in October he had fought and defeated the Danes at York and neighbouring Stamford Bridge in September. What dramatic changes of fortune, heroic marches, assaults by land and sea took place that year! This book explains what really happened and why in what is arguably the 'best-known' but worst understood battle in British history.
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Peter Marren is a writer, journalist and military historian. An active member of the Battlefields Trust, his book about Scottish warfare, Grampian Battlefields, was runner-up for the Saltire Prize in 1990, and he has written well-researched articles on medieval battles, including Lewes, Evesham, Harlaw and Tewkesbury. He is also the author of a dozen books on natural history, bibliography and rural life, including The New Naturalists (1995), Britain's Rare Flowers (1999) and Nature Conservation (2002). He writes regularly for The Independent, The Daily Telegraph, The Countryman, British Wildlife, BBC Wildlife and Plant Talk. Peter lives at Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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This book is an excellent brief introduction to the three battles of 1066 and to 'The Big Three'(the author's term) who fought them: Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardrada and William of Normandy.
The book is well illustrated (in black and white) with clear maps and an index. It's hard to see how more information could have been squeezed into the pages. For example there are sections on the contrasting arms, armour and military organisation of the Vikings, Saxons and Normans as well as detailed coverage of the context of the political struggle following the death of Edward the Confessor.
It's particularly good on the first and least known of the battles at Fulford just outside York.
The book is well illustrated (in black and white) with clear maps and an index. It's hard to see how more information could have been squeezed into the pages. For example there are sections on the contrasting arms, armour and military organisation of the Vikings, Saxons and Normans as well as detailed coverage of the context of the political struggle following the death of Edward the Confessor.
It's particularly good on the first and least known of the battles at Fulford just outside York.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This book is a great little introduction and slips easily into the car making the battlefields come alive. The author should be proud for enriching such events in just a few pages. Lots of maps, diagrams and photos. Great to read in bed! These books make history come alive and don't have a dour word or sense of dryness in them. Don't be fooled by the somewhat simplistic covers. What lies within is like buried treasure if you enjoy 'experiencing' British history.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Very easily read and a "taster" which will generate interest in such as the Battle of Fulford. good illustrations.Wish I'd had such when at School!
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