Campaigns of the Norman Conquest
Osprey · Print & ebook · November 25, 2001
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- Who it’s for
- Follow the five-year war through detailed campaigns, maps, and the changes that reshaped England.
- Themes
- Norman Conquest, Medieval military strategy, Political and cultural change
- Genres
- Medieval Britain (1066-1485), Medieval Warfare, Medieval History
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This book provides a full introduction to the Norman Conquest, an event which resulted in dramatic changes to the nation's aristocracy, church and administration. It brought a new language and cultural influences and revolutionised military architecture with the introduction of the castle. This profound impact was not brought about as the result of a single battle and it took a five-year war for William to establish control over his new kingdom.
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The campaigns are studied in detail, with maps showing how William's energy and strategic intelligence enabled him to defeat his formidable opponents and create a new order.
William’s Campaigns
Follow the five-year war through detailed campaigns, maps, and the changes that reshaped England.
Come here for
- Detailed study of William’s campaigns
- Maps tracing the campaigns
Expect
- William’s efforts to establish control
- Changes to aristocracy, church, administration, language, and military architecture
Where it sits
| Medieval Warfare | 85% |
|---|---|
| Medieval Britain (1066-1485) | 62% |
| Medieval History | 22% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Medieval Britain (1066-1485)
- Naval History
- Medieval Warfare
- Authors
- Matthew Bennett
- Publisher
- Osprey
- Published
- November 25, 2001
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Norman Conquest · Medieval military strategy · Political and cultural change
- Reading lane
- Medieval Britain (1066-1485)