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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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Seriously researched. And then researched some more. And then a bit more. Then a bit more too. Keep going... Nearly there... Final bit.
Check all possible available data. Double check the facts. Ask final advice from all other experts in the field and then ever so carefully review all material. Repeat.
At this last stage, take a deep breath. Is this serious research as near perfect as it could be? Another deep breath. Yes.
Written carefully, smartly, realistically, honestly... For, this all happened 950 years ago give or take...
Net result ... No flights of historical fancy. No guessing at the emotional / psychological 'let's invent a personality' stuff. No half-hearted suppositions beyond a reasonable, educated, analytical appraisal of the available information.
The Battle of Hastings. The serious context before it happened. The reason why and how it happened. A century, give or take, after it happened.
As the blurb on the book says... 'The Stuff of legend'.
Marc Morris. I'm very impressed.
Having visited Bayeux and the tapestry almost 20 years ago the author brilliantly brought memories flooding back and added ideas and interpretations, that as a 10 year old boy, I was unable to make for myself at the time.
Well done Mr Morris.
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