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"William II (Old Norman: Williame II; c.{7f2009}1056 ? 2 August 1100), the third son of William I of England, was King of England from 1087 until 1100, with powers over Normandy, and influence in Scotland. He was less successful in extending control into Wales. William is common…
"In England in Europe, Elizabeth Tyler focuses on two histories: the Encomium Emmae Reginae, written for Emma the wife of Æthelred II and Cnut, and The Life of King Edward, written for Edith the wife of Edward the Confessor. Tyler offers a bold literary and historical analysis o…
In this ... detailed biography, a ... portrait of one of England's most remarkable queens emerges. The quintessential monarch, Emma was a political pawn turned master manipulator at the center of a triangle of Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, and Normans, all jostling for control of eleve…
Presents the life of the eleventh-century English queen, Emma, who was the mother of two kings and who ruled when England was threatened by a power struggle between Saxons, Normans, and invading Vikings.
Presents the life of the eleventh-century English queen, Emma, who was the mother of two kings and who ruled when England was threatened by a power struggle between Saxons, Normans, and invading Vikings.
Presents the life of the eleventh-century English queen, Emma, who was the mother of two kings and who ruled when England was threatened by a power struggle between Saxons, Normans, and invading Vikings.
Fifteen years in the making, a landmark reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British and European history In this magisterial addition to the Yale English Monarchs series, David Bates combines biography and a multidisciplinary approach to examine the life of a maj…
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This text offers a reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British and European history. This work combines biography and a multidisciplinary approach to examine the life of a major figure in British and European history. Using a framework derived from studies of ear…
This text offers a reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British and European history. This work combines biography and a multidisciplinary approach to examine the life of a major figure in British and European history. Using a framework derived from studies of ear…
William of Poitiers served William the Conqueror for many years as one of his chaplains. His Gesta Guillelmi is a first-hand account of the momentous events of William's reign, and one of the most important sources for the history of the period. This new edition, with facing-pag…
William of Poitiers began his career as a knight before studying in the schools of Poitiers and entering the Church. He became a chaplain in the household of William the Conqueror, and was able to give a first-hand account of the events of 1066-7. The Gesta Guillelmi, his unfini…
William II, better known as William Rufus, was the third son of William the Conqueror and England's king for only 13 years (1087-1100) before he was mysteriously assassinated. In this vivid biography, here updated and reissued with a new preface, Frank Barlow reveals an unconven…