Nicholas Vincent
From the Battle of Hastings to the Battle of Bosworth Field, Nicholas Vincent tells the story of how Britain was born.,When William, Duke of Normandy, killed King Harold and seized the throne of England, Englandâ€™s language, culture, politics and law were transformed. Over the next four hundred years, under royal dynasties that looked principally to France for inspiration and ideas, an English identity was born, based in part upon struggle for control over the other parts of the British Isles (Scotland, Wales and Ireland), in part upon rivalry with the kings of France. From these struggles emerged English law and an English Parliament, the English language, English humour and Englandâ€™s first overseas empires.,In this thrilling and accessible account, Nicholas Vincent not only tells the story of the rise and fall of dynasties, but investigates the lives and obsessions of a host of lesser men and women, from archbishops to peasants, and from soldiers to scholars, upon whose enterprise the social and intellectual foundations of Englishness now rest.,This the first book in the four volume Brief History of Britain which brings together some of the leading historians to tell our nationâ€™s story from the Norman Conquest of 1066 to the present-day. Combining the latest research with accessible and entertaining story telling, it is the ideal introduction for students and general readers.
History,Nonfiction,History,Medieval History,European Literature,British Literature,Politics,Historical,Medieval,Historical
A Brief History of Britain 1066-1485