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1066: The Year of the Conquest - David Howarth
1066: The Year of the Conquest
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Everyone knows 1066 as the date of the Norman invasion and conquest of England. But how many of us can place that event in the context of the entire dramatic year in which it took place? From the death of Edward the Confessor in early January to the Christmas coronation of Duke William of... show more
Everyone knows 1066 as the date of the Norman invasion and conquest of England. But how many of us can place that event in the context of the entire dramatic year in which it took place? From the death of Edward the Confessor in early January to the Christmas coronation of Duke William of Normandy, there is an almost uncanny symmetry, as well as a relentlessly exciting surge, of events leading to and from Hastings.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780140058505 (0140058508)
ASIN: 140058508
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 207
Edition language: English
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4.0 1066: The Year of the Conquest
The last time England was successfully conquered by a foreign army? 1066.David Howarth takes a nearly thousand-year-old historical subject (well known by every British kid before they were allowed out of school I'd imagine) and retells the story in a most readable, almost fairytale way. This is not ...
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