William the Conqueror
David Bates
Abstract
This book offers a reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British and European history. This book combines biography and a multidisciplinary approach to examine the life of a major figure in British and European history. Using a framework derived from studies of early medieval kingship, it assesses each phase of William's life to establish why so many trusted William to invade England in 1066 and the consequences of this on the history of the so-called Norman Conquest after the Battle of Hastings and for generations to come. Taking an innovative approach, the book argues for a mov ... More
Keywords: British history, European history, early medieval kingship, William the Conqueror, Norman Conquest, Battle of Hastings
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2017 | Print ISBN-13: 9780300118759 |
| Published to Yale Scholarship Online: May 2017 | DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300118759.001.0001 |
