History Of The Conquest Of England By The Normans, Tr. By W. Hazlitt

by Jacques Nicolas Augustin Thierry

History Of The Conquest Of England By The Normans, Tr. By W. Hazlitt by Jacques Nicolas Augustin Thierry is a sweeping medieval history that charts how Norman domination and Angevin power reshaped Britain and its continental neighbors. The work surveys 12th-century Western Europe, focusing on England, Wales, Scotland, Brittany, Aquitaine, Poitou, and Toulouse, and examines Franco-English and Welsh-Breton relations and the enduring effects of the Norman Conquest. It traces major dynastic actors—Stephen of Blois, Empress Matilda, Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Geoffrey of Anjou—and the church-state axis as archbishops and bishops enter politics, including the Becket circle. It follows fronts of conflict across the the Anglo-Scottish border campaigns, the Welsh marches, the civil war between Matilda and Stephen, and the consolidation of Norman rule under Henry II. It also introduces Becket’s rise and the drama of his clashes with Henry II, the martyrdom narrative, and its implications for church authority and governance. Thierry argues that conquest persists as a multi-front process shaping language, identity, and governance in medieval polities.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1825

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Reviews

[Frederick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finished my second book on the Normans the day after my first. I read them both together to compare accounts and conclusions and plan on doing that from now on, reading two or more books on an historical topic at the same time to compare accounts. I am starting to pick up nuances in history reporting based on the background and worldview of the historian. No one is without bias. You have to confirm the evidence and understand that the conclusions drawn aren't necessarily the only possible ones. This is very thorough but much drier than the one by Jewett. I recommend this for students of Medieval history but particularly for anyone interested in the details of the Norman invasion and the personalities that surrounded it and how the Normans dealt with Wales and Ireland, as well. It is a record of brutality and injustice, of greed and pride. Very interesting. Thierry's flair for the dramatic in history works well in this study.

[Carlos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its in fact a magnum history from the post-Roman Empire Anglo-Saxon immigration (or invasion...), to the Vikings one (including the great King Knut), Normans conquest and including the formation of modern France. Discovered that the name "Arlete" (a North of Portugal one, actually existing in my family) is a Norman name. Great reading. Many things discovered.

I also recommend the listening of Ep. 0122: Principal Ruffian & Chief Among Plunderers: The Norman Conquest of England http://profcj.org/ep122/ from The Dangerous History Podcast.

Also wathcing the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Las... on Netflix.

[Tariq Mufti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great long immersive read.

The first hundred pages cover the history of Britain before the Norman invasion, and then we have hundreds of hundreds as we go through the Normans establishing themselves, struggling with their relationships across the Channel, but most of all determining their relationship with the Anglo Saxon people they had conquered and hoped to rule. It was not until the 16th century when the the two languages, Anglo Saxon and Norman French began to merge into one lingua franca

[Robert Crewdson]

I picked up an antique copy several years ago, and once started I found it difficult to put the books down. . I learn't a lot from these 2 books, the cruel tortures under King Stephen, and the interesting ancestry of Thomas a Beckett. Highly recommended.

[Frederick Widdowson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is exciting, well-written, fast-paced and keeps you interested. I really enjoyed this work.