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Conquest and Colonisation: The Normans in Britain, 1066-1100 (British History in Perspective)
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The Norman Conquest of 1066, often described as the last successful foreign invasion of England, is one of the most famous and significant events in English history. William the Conqueror's narrow victory at Hastings was the prelude to the settlement of an alien aristocracy and culture that ultimately affected not only England, but much of Wales and Scotland. This revised edition investigates the conquest from a number of perspectives, examining the dynamics of colonization and exploring the effect of the Norman settlement in a number of key areas, including government, military organisation and the Church.
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #313703 in Books
- Published on: 2001-04-23
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 256 pages
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BRIAN GOLDING is Reader in History at the University of Southampton.
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This book is an odd mix of basic facts and complex historiography making it difficult to establish what type of audience it is aimed at. Best to start with a textbook which outlines the chronology/facts of the period and use this as an introduction to the historical controversies which surround them. As a university level history student I found this a difficult first read on the subject, but extremely useful when revising.
