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Freeman was a man of deeply held convictions, which he expounded in the History of the Norman Conquest and other works with vigour and enthusiasm. These included the belief, common to many thinkers of his generation, in the superiority of those peoples that spoke Indo-European languages, especially the Greek, Roman and Germanic peoples, and in their genetic cousinhood; also in the purely ...
The two dates that are referenced in the book are 1066, the date of the Battle of Hastings and the Norman conquest of England (Chapter XI), and 55 BC, the date of the first Roman invasion of Britain under Julius Caesar (Chapter I). However, when the date of the Roman invasion is given, it is immediately followed by the date that Caesar was ...
Title page of volume 6 of Freeman's History of the Norman Conquest. His reputation as a historian rests chiefly on his six-volume History of the Norman Conquest (1867–1879), his longest completed work. In common with his works generally, it is distinguished by exhaustiveness of treatment and research, critical ability, and general accuracy.
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum by William of Jumièges has become the principal work of Norman historical writings, one of many written to glorify the Norman Conquest of England. [1] But unlike most it was probably started in the late 1050s as a continuation of Dudo's De moribus.
The Norman Conquest of the North: The Region and Its Transformation, 1000-1135 (University of North Carolina Press, 1980), ISBN 0-8078-1371-0. The Purpose of Domesday Book: a Quandary Domesday Book: F. W. Maitland and His Successors (1989)
1066: The Year of the Conquest is a 1977 historical nonfiction book by David Armine Howarth. 1066 was the year of the Norman conquest of England culminating in the Battle of Hastings. The book spans the eventful year from Edward the Confessor 's death to William the Conqueror 's coronation.
This is a list of the most important Chronicles relevant to the kingdom of England in the period from the Norman Conquest to the beginning of the Tudor dynasty (1066–1485). The chronicles are listed under the name by which they are commonly referred to.
The Castle Book (1961) Look At Churches (1961). Published in the United States as Arches and Spires (1962) Growing Up in Thirteenth Century England (1962) The Story of the Crusades 1097–1291 (1963) The Romans (1965). For young readers; Growing up with the Norman Conquest (1965) The Falcon And the Dove: A Life of Thomas Becket of Canterbury (1971)