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The Battle of Hastings
β Scribed by Jim Bradbury
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 434 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0752486802
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β¦ Synopsis
The Battle of Hastings is probably the best-known and perhaps the most significant battle in English history. Its effects were deeply felt at the time, causing a lasting shift in cultural identity and national pride. Jim Bradbury here explores the full military background to the battle and investigates both the sources for our knowledge of what actually happened in 1066 and the role that the battle plays in national myth. The Battle of Hastings starts by looking at the Normans - who they were, where they came from - and the career of William before 1066. Next, Jim Bradbury turns to the Saxons in England, and to Harold Godwineson, successor to Edward the Confessor, and his attempts to create unity in the divided kingdom. This provides the background to an examination of the military development of the two sides up to 1066, detailing differences in tactics, arms and armour. The core of this book is a move-by-move reconstruction of the battle, including the advance planning, the...
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