The Norman Conquest : a new introduction
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The Norman Conquest : a new introduction
Routledge, 2013, c2009
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"First published 2009 by Pearson Education Limited"--T.p.verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The Norman Conquest was one of the most significant events in European history. Over forty years from 1066, England was traumatised and transformed. The Anglo-Saxon ruling class was eliminated, foreign elites took control of Church and State, and England's entire political, social and cultural orientation was changed. Out of the upheaval which followed the Battle of Hastings, a new kind of Englishness emerged and the priorities of England's new rulers set the kingdom on the political course it was to follow for the rest of the Middle Ages. However, the Norman Conquest was more than a purely English phenomenon, for Wales, Scotland and Normandy were all deeply affected by it too. This book's broad sweep successfully encompasses these wider British and French perspectives to offer a fresh, clear and concise introduction to the events which propelled the two nations into the Middle Ages and dramatically altered the course of history.
Table of Contents
PART ONE Preliminaries. 1 The principal sources 2 Britain and Normandy in the eleventh century 3 The origins of conquest, 991-1066 PART TWO The Norman Conquest 4 Conquest, 1066 5 Conquest consolidated, 1067-1087 6 Conquest confirmed, 1087-1100 7 The English conquest of Normandy, 1100-1106 PART THREE The Impact of Conquest 8 Government and law 9 Lands and armies 10 Economies and families 11 The church PART FOUR Conclusion 12 Britain and Normandy in 1106 - myths and reality
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