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Folly and fortune in early British history : from Caesar to the Normans
- Title
- Folly and fortune in early British history : from Caesar to the Normans / Kenneth Henshall.
- Author
- Henshall, Kenneth G.
- Publication
- Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
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- Description
- xvi, 334 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps; 25 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-323) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Humans, History, Folly and Fortune -- The Roman eagle lands --Introduction --Caesar's first foray, 55 BC: foolish but fortunate? -- Caesar tries his luck again, 54 BC -- Who were the Britons? -- The hundred years' respite -- The Claudian invasion, AD 43: of emperors and elephants -- Boudica and the revolt of AD 60: bold but botched? -- Thereafter -- Boudica in history -- The continuing Roman presence -- Why did things happen the way they did? -- Conclusion -- The Coming of the Pagans -- Introduction -- The Anglo-Saxon 'guests' --Vortigern the 'host': villain or scapegoat? -- The English make themselves at home -- The uninvited Vikings: bad boys or bad press? -- Aethelred and the 'new wave' Vikings: poor king or poor luck? -- Vikings rule -- Why did things happen the way they did? -- Conclusion -- The Improbable Norman Conquest -- Introduction -- January 1066: contested succession, past deeds -- Early February to early September: manoeuvrings -- Mid to late September: the arrival of Hardraada and William -- October and Hastings: human error or the fortunes of war? -- After Hastings -- Why did things happen the way they did? -- Some observations on the personalities of the two main protagonists -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: So Just How Foolish or Fortunate Have We Been? -- Appendix 1: The question of Arthur -- Appendix 2: Timeline -- Appendix 3: Chronology of kings and overlords of England from the Anglo-Saxon advent to the Norman Conquest.
- Call Number
- JFE 10-2967
- ISBN
- 9780230555204 (alk. paper)
- 0230555209 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008024820
- OCLC
- YBP 2008024820
- Author
- Henshall, Kenneth G.
- Title
- Folly and fortune in early British history : from Caesar to the Normans / Kenneth Henshall.
- Imprint
- Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-323) and index.
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- Research Call Number
- JFE 10-2967