William the Conqueror

William the Conqueror

by David Bates
William the Conqueror

William the Conqueror

by David Bates

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Overview

William the Conqueror was a formidable personality, whose political imagination and ruthless will were the driving force of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. In this biography, David Bates describes the full scope of Williams's achievements in both Normandy and England, setting them firmly in the context of Europe in an age of change and turmoil. William showed himself an outstanding soldier and an extremely effective ruler who combined great fortitude with an unbending insistence on his own authority. He was also cruel, greedy and intolerant -- a man who pitilessly stamped out opposition and shamelessly manipulated facts to justify dubious enterprises.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780300183832
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 11/01/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 352
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

David Bates is professorial fellow, University of East Anglia. His books include Normandy Before 1066 and The Normans and Empire. He lives in Cambridge, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Plates viii

Preface x

List of Abbreviations xiv

Map xvii

Genealogy xviii

Prologue: Writing a Life of William the Conqueror 1

1 The First Years 16

2 From Childhood into Adolescence 49

3 The Shaping of Things to Come 91

4 The Making of a Reputation 127

5 On to the Attack 164

6 The Year of Victory 211

7 King of the English 258

8 Victory Transformed 295

9 From Crisis to Triumph 329

10 Cross-Channel Rule 373

11 Political Consolidation and Personal Loss 423

12 The Final Years 451

13 Death and Legacy 483

Epilogue 513

Bibliography 529

Index 568

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