En savoir plus sur le livre
It's an important date in western history: 1066, the year William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings, changing England & the English forever. Yet the events leading to & following this turning point are shrouded in mystery & distorted by biased accounts, & many believe the English ultimately won, since the Normans became assimilated into English ways of life. Drawing on contemporary sources, David Armine Howarth portrays the leading characters & their motivations. At the same time he shows the year's events from the viewpoint of commoners, showing how they lived, worked, fought, died & perceived the overthrow of their world. Introduction England, New Year's Day Death of a King, Jan. 4 Coronation, Jan. 5 Rouen, Jan. 10 The Comet, April 18 Normandy, Spring Norway, Summer North Wind, Aug. 10-Sept. 12 York, Sept. 20-25 The English Channel, Sept. 28 The Challenge, Oct. 3-13 Hastings, Oct. 14 London, Oct. 15-Dec. 25 England, New Year's Eve Sources & Acknowledgements Index
Achat du livre
1066, David Armine Howarth
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 1980
- Reliure
- (souple),
- État du livre
- Bon
- Prix
- 7,49 €
Modes de paiement
Personne n'a encore évalué .
- Titre
- 1066
- Sous-titre
- The Year of the Conquest
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- David Armine Howarth
- Éditeur
- Robin Clark
- Publié
- 1980
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 208
- ISBN10
- 086072042X
- ISBN13
- 9780860720423
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Thème historique, Guerres, Littérature britannique, Moyen Âge, Grande-Bretagne, Histoire de l'Europe
- Description
- It's an important date in western history: 1066, the year William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings, changing England & the English forever. Yet the events leading to & following this turning point are shrouded in mystery & distorted by biased accounts, & many believe the English ultimately won, since the Normans became assimilated into English ways of life. Drawing on contemporary sources, David Armine Howarth portrays the leading characters & their motivations. At the same time he shows the year's events from the viewpoint of commoners, showing how they lived, worked, fought, died & perceived the overthrow of their world. Introduction England, New Year's Day Death of a King, Jan. 4 Coronation, Jan. 5 Rouen, Jan. 10 The Comet, April 18 Normandy, Spring Norway, Summer North Wind, Aug. 10-Sept. 12 York, Sept. 20-25 The English Channel, Sept. 28 The Challenge, Oct. 3-13 Hastings, Oct. 14 London, Oct. 15-Dec. 25 England, New Year's Eve Sources & Acknowledgements Index