Beschreibung:
First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Contents include: * Introduction * Chronology * Background to the war: Danes, Normans, and the English royal succession * Warring sides: Harold and William - the war lords * Outbreak: Preparations and motivations * The fighting: Two invasions, one conques * Portrait of a soldier: Viking legend, English patriot, and two Norman earls * The world around war: politics, strategy, the Church, and administration * Portrait of a civilian: Three bishops and a queen * How the war ended: The Conqueror's reign * Conclusion and consequences: The English experience - law, culture and society