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The Normans : the history of a dynasty / David Crouch.
- Title
- The Normans : the history of a dynasty / David Crouch.
- Author
- Crouch, David.
- Publication
- London : Hambledon and London, 2002.
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- Description
- xv, 345 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "The Normans is the history of a dynasty. It is also the history of ruthless ambition, rivalry and war between brothers and cousins. The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 was a critical moment in history. Following the death of Harold at the battle of Hastings, it established William, duke of Normandy, on the throne of England. By ending Anglo-Saxon rule, it tied England to Normandy and to involvement in France for the next five hundred years." "The Normans were pioneers of strong government, vigorous builders of churches and castles, and fierce warriors. William I's death was followed by civil war and continued tension between England and Normandy, unresolved at the time of the death of William Rufus in a hunting accident in the New Forest in 1100. Peace under Henry I was followed by final eclipse after the Anarchy of Stephen's reign, when 'Christ and his saints slept'. David Crouch, one of the leading historians of the period, tells the dramatic story of a remarkable dynasty."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The Counts of Rouen -- Richard II and his Sons -- William of Normandy -- The Conqueror of England -- William Rufus -- Henry I -- Robert Curthose and William Clito -- Stephen -- The Norman Dynasty.
- ISBN
- 1852853875
- OCLC
- 49238534
- SCSB-11665943
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library