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Record Nr.

UNINA9910148635603321

Autore

Bates David <1945->

Titolo

William the Conqueror / / David Bates

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2005]

©2005

ISBN

9780300183832

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (633 pages) : illustrations

Collana

The English Monarchs Series

Disciplina

942.021092

Soggetti

Nobility - France - Normandy

Normans - Great Britain

Great Britain History William I, 1066-1087

Great Britain Kings and rulers Biography

Normandy (France) History To 1515

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PLATES -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- MAP -- GENEALOGY -- Prologue: Writing a Life of William the Conqueror -- 1. The First Years -- 2. From Childhood into Adolescence -- 3. The Shaping of Things to Come -- 4. The Making of a Reputation -- 5. On to the Attack -- 6. The Year of Victory -- 7. King of the English -- 8. Victory Transformed -- 9. From Crisis to Triumph -- 10. Cross-Channel Rule -- 11. Political Consolidation and Personal Loss -- 12. The Final Years -- 13. Death and Legacy -- Epilogue -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Fifteen years in the making, a landmark reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British and European history In this magisterial addition to the Yale English Monarchs series, David Bates combines biography and a multidisciplinary approach to examine the life of a major figure in British and European history. Using a framework derived from studies of early medieval kingship, he assesses each phase of William's life to establish why so many trusted William to invade England in 1066 and the consequences of this on the history of the so-called Norman Conquest after the Battle of Hastings and for generations to come. A leading historian of the period, Bates is notable



for having worked extensively in the archives of northern France and discovered many eleventh- and twelfth-century charters largely unnoticed by English-language scholars. Taking an innovative approach, he argues for a move away from old perceptions and controversies associated with William's life and the Norman Conquest. This deeply researched volume is the scholarly biography for our generation.