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1066 in perspective / edited by David Bates.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Royal armouries conference proceedings.
- Royal armouries conference proceedings
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- William I, King of England, 1027 or 1028-1087.
- History.
- Great Britain--History--Norman period, 1066-1154--Congresses.
- Great Britain.
- England.
- Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066--Congresses.
- Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066.
- William I, King of England, 1027 or 1028-1087--Congresses.
- William.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 361 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm.
- Other Title:
- Ten sixty-six
- One thousand sixty-six in perspective
- Place of Publication:
- Leeds, United Kingdom : Royal Armouries Museum, [2018]
- Summary:
- 1066 in Perspective is a landmark publication offering a new interdisciplinary assessment of the impact of the Norman Conquest. Drawing upon research presented at the Tower of London on the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, the contributors, all of whom are scholars of international renown, examine 1066 from a wide range of perspectives: military, social, political, architectural, ecclesiastical, gender and art history. Published by the Royal Armouries, 1066 in Perspective is ideal for scholars, students and general readers wishing to understand the Norman Conquest in greater detail. Publisher.
- Contents:
- Family tree of William the Conqueror p. xiii
- 1 Normandy before 1066 p. 7 / Pierre Bauduin
- 2 England before 1066 p. 20 / Rory Naismith
- 3 William the Conqueror and the capture of London in 1066 p. 35 / Edward Impey
- 4 The armour and weapons of the Anglo-Saxons and Normans p. 48 / Thom Richardson and Robert and C. Woosnam-Savage
- 5 Myths and mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry p. 79 / Michael Lewis
- 6 William the Conqueror and London's early castles p. 96 / Edward Impey
- 7 1066 and warfare: the context and place (Senlac) of the Battle of Hastings p. 109 / John Gillingham
- 8 1066 and the English p. 123 / Ann Williams
- 9 1066 and government p. 133 / Stephen Baxter
- 10 1066 and the Church p. 156 / Tom Licence and T. A. Heslop
- 11 Women and fear in 1066 p. 176 / Elisabeth van Houts
- 12 1066 and ecclesiastical architecture p. 187 / Eric Fernie
- 13 The aristocracy of conquered England p. 204 / Judith A. Green
- 14 1066 and the landscape p. 213 / Oliver H. Creighton
- 15 Writing about William the Conqueror p. 238 / David Bates.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-345) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 094809284X
- 9780948092848
- OCLC:
- 1015240329
- Publisher Number:
- 99980000149
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