William The Conqueror by Peter Rex


Authors
Peter Rex
ISBN
9781848683327
Published
Released
01 / 06 / 2011
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
304
Dimensions
156 x 234 x 28mm

First new biography for almost 30 years. Author a major expert on 11th Century English and Norman history. Norman history very in vogue at the moment. Of Franco-Scandinavian descent through his father, Duke Robert `the Magnificent', William the Conqueror's life is set against his true background, the turbulent Norman Duchy which, even after the Conquest of England, remained his primary concern. William is revealed as the brutal and violent product of his time, much given to outbursts of rage, capable of great cruelty, autocratic, avaricious and prone to a sort of grisly humour, yet, with all that he could also be a loyal friend and affectionate husband and father. His military reputation rests mainly on his victory at Hastings and he showed little sign of strategic or tactical genius. He was a competent rather than inspired general, benefiting from the mistakes and disunity of his foes. Only at Hastings did he meet and defeat a man who was his peer as a leader of men.
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