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The Norman conquest : England after William the Conqueror / Hugh M. Thomas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thomas, Hugh M.
- Series:
- Critical issues in history.
- Critical issues in history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- William I, King of England, 1027 or 1028-1087.
- William.
- Normans.
- Civilization--French influences.
- Normans--Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Norman period, 1066-1154.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Civilization--French influences.
- Great Britain--History--William I, 1066-1087.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (202 p.)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2026
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Exploring the successful Norman invasion of England in 1066, this concise and readable book focuses especially on the often dramatic and enduring changes wrought by William the Conqueror and his followers. From the perspective of a modern social historian, Hugh M. Thomas considers the conquest's wide-ranging impact by taking a fresh look at such traditional themes as the influence of battles and great men on history and by assessing how far the shift in ruling dynasty and noble elites affected broader aspects of English history. The results, Thomas convincingly shows, are both complex and surp
- Contents:
- pt. I. Context and conquest
- pt. II. Consequences : did the conquest matter?
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-171) and index.
- Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9798765177099
- 979-88-8182-884-4
- 1-4616-4499-2
- OCLC:
- 1250435852
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