The Norman conquest
by Marc Morris · first published 2012
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A riveting and authoritative history of the single most important event in English history: the Norman Conquest.
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Marc Morris [0] has a new book out in May entitled: The Anglo-Saxons: The Making of England: 410-1066 [1] I'm not a history nerd, but his Norman Conquest book [2] almost turned me. It's more fun than most novels. For a non-academic approach, written by a academic, I wouldn't look anywhere else. And while you're waiting, read Norman Conquest. It's brilliant.…
on “Who did the Anglo-Saxons think they were?” ↗The author of TFA and a few others like it is Marc Morris. To get his viewpoint at greater length, see his The Norman Conquest: The Battle of Hastings and the Fall of Anglo-Saxon England (2012). Since at least the 19th century, there has been sharp controversy among English academics over whether the Norman invasion was a good…
on “Normans and Slavery: Breaking the Bonds” ↗