The Norman Conquest: The Battle of Hastings and the Fall of Anglo-Saxon England

by Marc Morris

Book Overview

An upstart French duke who sets out to conquer the most powerful and unified kingdom in Christendom. An invasion force on a scale not seen since the days of the Romans. One of the bloodiest and most decisive battles ever fought. This new history explains why the Norman Conquest was the most significant cultural and military episode in English history. Assessing the original evidence at every turn, Marc Morris goes beyond the familiar outline to explain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1605986518
• ISBN13: 9781605986517
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.3" x 9.2"