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010			_a2010275272
020			_a9780192801616 (pbk.)
100	1		_aGarnett, George
245	1	4	_aThe Norman conquest : _ba very short introduction / _cGeorge Garnett
264		1	_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2009
300			_axvi, 147 pages : _billustrations ; _c18 cm
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
490	1		_aVery short introductions ; _v216
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505	0		_aWilliam's coronation -- Papal intervention and the implementation of the conquest -- The bonds of tenure, ecclesiastical and secular -- The Romanesque rebuilding of England
520			_aThe Norman Conquest in 1066 was one of the most profound turning points in English history, dramatically transforming a disparate collection of small nations into a powerful European state. But what actually happened? How was the invasion viewed by those who witnessed it? And how has its legacy been seen by generations since? In this fascinating Very Short Introduction, George Garnett--a leading expert on the Norman Conquest and its aftermath--reveals how dramatically English life was changed, transforming everything from its language to its law, and introducing a more sophisticated form of government as well as an enduring and intense dislike of the French. He sheds light on the differing ways the conquest has been viewed by historians and in folklore over nearly a millennium, revealing how much of what we understand today about the Norman Conquest was colored by the values of the Victorian Age, and showing how historians have pieced together the events of 1066, including the invasion by William the Conqueror and its climactic moment at the Battle of Hastings.-publisher description
650		0	_aHastings, Battle of, England, 1066
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xHistory _yNorman period, 1066-1154
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411628
830		0	_aVery short introductions ; _v216
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