William the Conqueror

David Bates

Published by Yale University Press 2016

William the Conqueror

David Bates

In the series The English Monarchs Series

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300183832

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About this book

Fifteen years in the making, a landmark reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British and European history

Author / Editor information

David Bates is professorial fellow, University of East Anglia. His books include Normandy Before 1066 and The Normans and Empire. He lives in Cambridge, UK.

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General Interest

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
PLATES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	viii
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	x
ABBREVIATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiv
MAP Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
GENEALOGY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xviii
Prologue: Writing a Life of William the Conqueror Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The First Years Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
2. From Childhood into Adolescence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
3. The Shaping of Things to Come Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
4. The Making of a Reputation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
5. On to the Attack Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
6. The Year of Victory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
7. King of the English Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	258
8. Victory Transformed Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
9. From Crisis to Triumph Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	329
10. Cross-Channel Rule Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	373
11. Political Consolidation and Personal Loss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	423
12. The Final Years Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	451
13. Death and Legacy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	483
Epilogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	513
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	529
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	568

Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages
- Main content: 616
Illustrations
- Other: 16 b-w illus.

eBook

Published: January 10, 2017
ISBN: 9780300183832