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 The Battle of Hastings - Jim Bradbury
Newest Review: ... major powers and see the start of a whole new shift in cultural identity. Here Jim Bradbury has attempted to reappraise all ... more  ... the background information regarding the events of that year and produce a book at once in-depth and yet accessible to the general reader. In my mind there is no doubt that he has succeeded.
Battles don't happen accidentally, most don't anyway and the events that led up to the Battle of Hastings are explored in depth to begin with. The close family connections between the ruling house of Wessex and the Duchy of Normandy are examined to show the close rivalry and political machinations that created the groundwork for...more |
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The Battle of Hastings - Jim Bradbury: One in the eye for history (692 words)
by - written on 10/06/06 (Very useful, 101 readings)
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1066 is probably the best-known date in English history, but history is about more than just dates. Even though history is taught to us as a list of dates and names, the way we look at the past is changing. When I was at school if you could remember the rhyme "divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived" and knew the date 1588 for the Spanish Armada you were considered to have all the information that you were ever going to need for the 16th century and the Tudor monarchy in general. In the same way what most of us think that we know about Harold, Hastings and the subsequent Norman Invasion is probably either wrong or at best the tip of the ... Read the complete review
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