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Hastings 1066

Christopher Gravett
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11th eleventh century
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Author_Christopher Gravett
battle
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Category=WQH
conflict
conquest
Duke William of Normandy the Conqueror
English resistance
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first king of England
Harold Godwinson
illustrated
maps
Norman dynasty
strategy
tactic

Product details

  • ISBN 9781841761336
  • Weight: 360g
  • Dimensions: 180 x 244mm
  • Publication Date: 25 Sep 2000
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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A highly illustrated, gripping account of William's victory, which ensured his accession to the English throne.

Fought on 14th October between Duke William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson, king of England, the Battle of Hastings irrevocably changed the course of English history.

Hastings was also decisive in another way: the horrendous casualties suffered by the English nobility both there and at the two earlier battles of Fulford and Stamford Bridge resulted in there being very few men influential enough to lead an English resistance once William had been crowned. William would survive long enough to successfully found a Norman dynasty of English kings.

Christopher Gravett describes the battle with a step-by-step analysis, alongside detailed maps, birds-eye-views and full-colour battlescene artwork.
About Christopher Gravett
Chris Gravett is a former Senior Curator at the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and a recognised authority on the arms, armour and warfare of the medieval world. He has worked as an advisor for numerous TV and film productions, and has written many books for Osprey, including Warrior 1: Norman Knight 950-1204 AD. He currently works as a curator at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire.

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