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The making of the King, 1066
The Making of the King 1066 Hardcover – August, 1990
- GenresHistory
243 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1990
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Alan Lloyd
43 books3 followersAlan Richard Lloyd is an English writer born in 1927. He is most famous for his Kine Saga fantasy books for teenagers. He has also written adult fiction and non-fiction, most notably on the history of the British monarchy. His adult work is published under the name Alan Lloyd whilst children's work is published under A.R. Lloyd.
Lloyd was born in London, and studied drawing and painting at the Kingston School of Art before being called up to the army in 1945. He started his writing career at the Jersey Evening Post and worked as a freelance journalist before becoming a full time writer in 1962. His first book, published by Longmans in 1964 was The Drums of Kumasi a non fiction account of the Ashanti Wars. This was followed in 1966 by The Year of the Conqueror (published as The Making of the King 1066 in the USA), a study of the events and people leading up to the Norman invasion of England in 1066. Further non-fiction work followed on the history of Spain, George III, King John and the Zulu War. His first fiction work, The Eighteenth Concubine was published in 1972, and Kine, the first of his Kine Saga novels was published in 1982.
Lloyd was born in London, and studied drawing and painting at the Kingston School of Art before being called up to the army in 1945. He started his writing career at the Jersey Evening Post and worked as a freelance journalist before becoming a full time writer in 1962. His first book, published by Longmans in 1964 was The Drums of Kumasi a non fiction account of the Ashanti Wars. This was followed in 1966 by The Year of the Conqueror (published as The Making of the King 1066 in the USA), a study of the events and people leading up to the Norman invasion of England in 1066. Further non-fiction work followed on the history of Spain, George III, King John and the Zulu War. His first fiction work, The Eighteenth Concubine was published in 1972, and Kine, the first of his Kine Saga novels was published in 1982.
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August 19, 2015
Excellent book! It explains how the events of 1066 came to happen, going back to the previous generation and continuing to William the Conquerors death. He quotes frequently from the Anglo Saxon Chronicle and contemporary records from France and Scandinavia. As I got to the end, I felt deeply for the Saxons, who, after defeating the Scandinavians and holding their own against the Normans, were conquered. They were a people fighting for their nation against a foreign invader, and they lost everything.
This is what good history does. It makes you think of the people behind the history.
This is what good history does. It makes you think of the people behind the history.
July 7, 2013
I started small, as this is the first text I've ever read about 1066. It was interesting, though I want to know more about William; of the three men battling for the crown I feel he was given the least attention. This could also just be because he's depicted on the cover and I was just expecting more. A little slow in some parts, but overall interesting.
December 20, 2011
Entertaining and informative.
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