HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF ENGLAND BY THE NORMANS Is Causes and its Consequences Vol I

Augustin Thierry

Edité par H. G. Bohn, London, 1856

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This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in full calf with raised bands to six compartments with title and author to the second and gilt decoration to the rest, there are gilt borders to the sides. There are the arms of Exeter Diocesan Training College to the upper board and the presentation statement to the lower board. There are marbled endpapers and matching marbling to the page edges all round This copy is bright, tight, white and square. A dust wrapper is not called for. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Translated from the seventh Paris edition by William Hazlitt. The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror. William's claim to the English throne derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor, who may have encouraged William's hopes for the throne. Edward died in January 1066 and was succeeded by his brother-in-law Harold Godwinson. The Norwegian king Harald Hardrada invaded northern England in September 1066 and was victorious at the Battle of Fulford on 20 September, but Godwinson's army defeated and killed Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September. Three days later on 28 September, William's invasion force of thousands of men and hundreds of ships landed at Pevensey in Sussex in southern England. Harold marched south to oppose him, leaving a significant portion of his army in the north. Harold's army confronted William's invaders on 14 October at the Battle of Hastings. William's force defeated Harold, who was killed in the engagement, and William became king. Augustin Thierry (or Jacques Nicolas Augustin Thierry; 10 May 1795 ? 22 May 1856) was a French historian. Although originally a follower of Henri de Saint-Simon, he later developed his own approach to history. A committed liberal, his approach to history often introduced a romantic interpretation, although he did engage in research of primary sources. He nevertheless was recognised as a significant historian of the evolution of communal governance. Ref XXX 4.

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• Titre: HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF ENGLAND BY THE NORMANS Is Causes and its Consequences Vol I
• Éditeur: H. G. Bohn, London
• Date de parution: 1856
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Full Leather
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Fine