[English History Collection] – Douglas, David C.

William The Conqueror-The Norman Impact Upon England.

London, Methuen London, 1989. 16cm x 24cm. XII, 476 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

No Medieval king is more famous than William the Conqueror, and no event in the whole of English history has been more debated than the Norman Conquest. The aim of this book has been to avoid the controversies of the past, to bring French and English scholarship into closer relation, and more particularly to base the whole study upon a thorough investigation of the original evidence, much of which has been given a new cogency as a result of recent criticism.

Includes the following chapters: The Young Duke: Birth and Inheritance, Accession and Minority (1035-1047), The War for Survival (1057-1060), The Duke in His Duchy: The Duke and the New Aristocracy, The Ecclesiastical Revival, The Rule of Duke William, The Establishment of the Anglo-Norman Kingdom: Normandy and England (1035-1065), The Conquest of England (January 1066-March 1067), The Defence of the Anglo-Norman Kingdom (March 1067-November 1085), The King and His Kingdom: The Royal Administration, The King in the Church, The End of The Reign (Christmas 1085 – 9 September 1087).

• Keywords: English History Collection · Library & Collection Building
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0413243206
• Inventory Number: 71273AB