The Norman Conquest A New Introduction

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ISBN: 9781405811552 | 1405811552
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Copyright: 2/18/2009

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The events of 1066 are perhaps the most famous in English history, and their consequences for the British Isles and for Europe as a whole were profound. In this book, Richard Huscroft provides the most accessible, challenging and up to date introduction to the subject available. Contains a strong blend of political, economic, social and cultural history Excellent chronology of key dates and a guide to further reading Engages with recent historiographical debates for added relevance to students

Preface
Money and terminology
References and abbreviations
Maps
England: shires and political divisions in 1066
Scotlandand northern England: regional divisions
Wales: regional and political divisions
Normandy in the eleventh and twelfth centuries
Genealogies
The kings of England: the West Saxon line (simplified)
The kings of England: the Danish line (simplified)
The kings of England: the Norman line (simplified)
Preliminaries
The principal sources
Narrative sources
Administrative sources
Britain and Normandy in the eleventh century
Lands and peoples
Polities and power
Military organisation
Economies
The church in pre-conquest Britain
Britainand the papacy before 1066
The church in pre-conquest Normandy
Conclusion
The origins of conquest, 991-1066
Royal succession in England
Alliances and invasions, 991-1016
English, Danes and Normans, 1016-1042
The King and his Earls, 1042-1045
Edward and the Normans
Edward and Godwine
The crisis of 1051
William of Normandy and the offer of the crown
The return of Godwine
Beyond England
The rise of the Godwinesons, 1053-1064
Harold and Wales
Harold and William
The Northumbrian rising
A fateful choice
The Norman Conquest
Conquest, 1066
King Harold
The phoney war
The northern invasion
Duke Williams prepares
InvasionThe Hastings campaign
The battle of Hastings
From Hastings to London
Conquest consolidated, 1067-1087
The establishment of Norman rule
Englandsubdued, 1067-1072
Opposition: the next generation, 1072-1075
Frontiers and family, 1076-1084
Danes, Domesday and death, 1085-1087
Conquest confirmed, 1087-1100
William Rufus
Securing England, 1087-1088
Normandy, 1089-1091
Scotlandand Wales in the 1090s
Conspiracy, 1095
Normandyand its frontiers, 1094-1099
A bolt from the blue
The English conquest of Normandy, 1100-1106
Henry, king of the English, 1100-1102
Henry, Wales and Scotland, 1102-c.1110
Duke Robert undermined
The battle of Tinchebray
The Impact of Conquest
Government and law
Kings and magnates
Household government
Cross-channel government
Government in waiting
Regional government
The royal forest
Royal wealth
Collecting the funds
The law
Conclusion
Lands and armiesA new aristocracy
Barons and below
Honours and incidents
The English survivors
The mechanics of settlement
Military power
Armies and fleets+Feudal' England?
Walesand Scotland
Economies and families
Town and country
Families and female power
The church
The post-conquest English church
Questions of primacy
Parishes and councils
Conquest and cloister
Kings, archbishops and popes
ReconstructionWales, Scotland and Normandy
Conclusion
Conclusion
Britain and Normandy in 1106 - myths and reality
Suggestions for further reading
Index
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