The Penguin History of Britain by David Carpenter

The Penguin History of Britain by David Carpenter

The two-and-a-half centuries after 1066 were momentous ones in the history of Britain. In 1066 England was conquered for the last time. The Anglo-Saxon ruling class was destroyed and the English became a subject race dominated by a Norman-French dynasty and aristocracy. This book shows how the English domination of the kingdom was by no means a foregone conclusion. The struggle for mastery in the book's title is in reality the struggle for different masteries within Great Britain. The book weaves together the histories of England, Scotland and Wales in a new way and argues that all three, in their different fashions, were competing for domination.

David Carpenter is Professor of Medieval History at King's College London. He is the author of THE BATTLES OF LEWES AND EVESHAM and THE REIGN OF HENRY III.

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ISBN 13	9780713990652
ISBN 10	0713990651
Title	The Penguin History of Britain
Author	David Carpenter
Series	Allen Lane History S
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2003-08-07
Number of pages	640
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