1066
The Year of The Three Battles
$31.75
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
22 October 1999
Summary
One of our best popular historian tells the remarkable story of the events that took place in 1066, probably the most famous date in English history.Everyone knows what William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but in recent years is has become customary to assume that the victory was virtually inevitable, given the alleged superiority of Norman military technology. In this new study, underpinned by biographical sketches of the great warriors who fought for the crown of Englan…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780712666725 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0712666729 |
| Author: | Frank McLynn |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Imprint: | Pimlico |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 22 October 1999 |
| Weight: | 409g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 154mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
A splendid book… fascinatingly rich and thorough.
A splendid book… fascinatingly rich and thorough. – Julian Rathbone * Independent on Sunday *
An exciting story well told… A most lively and rewarding book. – Jeremy Black * Literary Review *
One of our most readable historians * Daily Express *
McLynn is an astonishingly prolific historian. His books are always elegantly written, highly opinionated and enormously enjoyable * Sunday Times *
Has anybody done more – done as much – as Frank McLynn in writing intelligent, combative, thoroughly researched and thoroughly readable history? * Independent *
About The Author
Frank McLynn
Frank McLynn is a highly regarded historian, who specializes in biographies and military history. He has written over 20 books, including critically acclaimed biographies of Napoleon and Richard the Lionheart. Other books include Stanley, 1759, Marcus Aurelius and his latest work, The Road Not Taken- How Britain Narrowly Missed a Revolution. He is a graduate of Wadham College, Oxford, and London University, where he obtained his doctorate.
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