History of the English People 1000-1154

Name: History of the English People 1000-1154
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ISBN: 9780192840752

ISBN-10: 0192840754

ISBN-13: 9780192840752

Edition: 2002

Authors: Henry of Henry of Huntingdon, Diana Greenway, Diana Greenway, Diana Greenway

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'In the year of grace 1066, the Lord, the ruler, brought to fulfilment what He had long planned for the English people: He delivered them up to be destroyed by the violent and cunning Norman race.' Henry of Huntingdon's narrative covers one of the most exciting and bloody periods in English history: the Norman Conquest and its aftermath. He tells of the decline of the Old English kingdom, the victory of the Normans at the Battle of Hastings, and the establishment of Norman rule. His accounts pf the kings who reigned during his lifetime - William II, Henry I, and Stephen - contain unique descriptions of people and events. Henry tells how promiscuity, greed, treachery, and cruelty produced a…

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List price: $13.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/16/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English



Introduction


Note on the Text and Translation


Select Bibliography


A Chronology of Henry of Huntingdon's History 1000-1154


Genealogical Tables


Map



Prologue



1000-1087: The Coming of the Normans



1087-1135: The Kingdom of the Normans



1135-1154: The Present Time



On Contempt for the World



The Miracles of the English



Epilogue


Explanatory Notes


Glossary


Index