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William the Conqueror's subjugation of England
288 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered color plates : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 25 cm.
In that fateful year of 1066, three kings ruled England in succession. One was a saint, one a soldier and one a Frenchman. Tradition tells us the conquest of England by the powerful Normans was inescapable, and suggests England benefitted almost at once by closer links with Europe. New discoveries however, have thrown doubt on these long accepted truths. The Battle of Hastings itself has been reassessed, is very site disputed, as too are the whereabouts of the mortal remains of the defeated King Harold. As for the kings themselves. Was Edward as saintly and William as dominant as they have been portrayed, and was Harold more than just the hinge on which history turned? Nine and a half centuries later it is appropriate to look again at the course and outcomes of the Norman Conquest of England, the genocide committed in northern England, the wholesale transfer of lands to Norman lords and the Domesday Book designed to enable every last drop of taxation to be extracted from a subdued kingdom.
Edward and the Vikings, 1003-1017 -- Edward and the Normans, 1017-1042 -- Edward and the English, 1042-1066 -- A disputed throne, January 1066 -- Harold: an uneasy peace, January-September 1066 -- Harold: the first challenge, 8-25 September 1066 -- William the Bastard, 1028-1066 -- The Battle of Hastings, October 1066 -- Consolidation, October 1066-1072 -- A conquered land -- The last years of the Conqueror, 1072-1087 -- Winners and losers of 1066: a personal view.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-283) and index.