William the Conqueror

Posted on 22 September 2018 by David Bates

The only up to date biography, written by the world expert on William the Conqueror Including clear evaluation of the key events that highlight William s reign including Battle of Hastings and making of the Domesday book Download William the Conqueror – kino-fada.fr David Bates study of the life of William The Conqueror gives a powerful view of the man himself, his triumphs, his failures, his family, his piety and his legacy, neither glossing over his failures nor overrating hi...This is a very balanced view of William I It s well researched, referencing contemporary or near contemporary accounts, and noting the variances between them when recounting events The author does not lionize William, admitting that William ruthlessly and violently exploited the England for his and his followers personal gain Nor does he demonize him, pointing out his remarkable accomplishments, his initial attempts at a peaceful assimilation and devoting a chapter to his relationship with This is a very balanced view of William I It s well researched, referencing contemporary or near contemporary accounts, and noting the variances between them when recounting events The author does not lionize William, admitting t...As close to unbiased a book on Guillaume Duck due Normandy as you can find.Well done I liked it so much, I bought another copy for my father A must for all English history buffs.Reviewers onlove this book I m interested because I m reading 1066 The Year of the Conquest by David Howarth Howarth appears not to be objective in his portrayal of the William, so I was looking for another biography that wouldn t be terribly dense.I really enjoyed this biography of William the Conqueror I think Bates succeeded in giving an insight into William as a person of his times, acknowledging the brutality and ruthlessness of his conquest of England and his rule of Normandy.Pretty good biography, though this is one person where one really needs to read multiple accounts.

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22 September 2018

David Bates