Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 202
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Trim: 6¾ x 9¾
978-0-7425-3839-9 • Hardback • October 2007 • $71.00 • (£55.00)
978-0-7425-3840-5 • Paperback • October 2007 • $40.00 • (£30.00)
978-1-4616-4499-6 • eBook • October 2007 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
Hugh M. Thomas is professor of history at the University of Miami.
Part I: Context and Conquest
Chapter 1: The Background to the Conquest
Chapter 2: The Conquest
Part II: Consequences: Did the Conquest Matter?
Chapter 3: Landownership, Government, War, and Law
Chapter 4: Economic and Social Consequences
Chapter 5: Cultural Consequences
Conclusion: The Impact of the Norman Conquest
Timeline
Individuals Mentioned in the Text
[This book] sets out with the intention of being an accessible and comprehensive textbook guide to the history of England between 1066 and 1100 and succeeds admirably in being both. . . . The concision and comprehensibility that Professor Thomas achieves . . . is a high recommendation for the book. . . . A valuable addition to the armory of the teacher of the history of Anglo-Norman England.
— H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online
The Norman Conquest is an up-to-date summary and interpretation of the most recent scholarship on the events leading to the invasion of England in 1066 and on the conquest's long aftermath. The author is to be commended for bringing ordinary English people into the discussion, thereby adding substantially to our understanding of this pivotal period.
— William Chester Jordan, Princeton University
This lively, engaging, and accessible book will be an ideal introduction for students and general readers to the consequences of the Norman Conquest upon England.
— Robert C. Stacey, University of Washington
Why the Normans succeeded in invading England is still hotly debated. With clarity and concern, Hugh Thomas steers today's students through the labyrinth of facts and the numerous differences of opinion among experts, which make this such a rewarding subject for teaching.
— M. T. Clanchy, University of London
Ideal for courses on the Middle Ages
A valuable supplement for courses on Western Civilization and World History
Raises provocative and teachable historiographic issues
Explores old-fashioned yet enduring historical questions, such as the impact of battles and great men, from a modern perspective
Provides an up-to-date and focused discussion of the impact of the Norman Conquest
Ties together narrative and analytical history