This is the first of
the Penguin Monarchs – a slim volume at less than 90 pages which I
read in a single sitting one evening, but that accessibility is a key
element of the appeal.
While we all know
“1066 and all that” but even as someone that would claim good
general historical knowledge I was surprised how much I learnt
reading this.
William I is the 5th
volume in the series and one of the most profound transformations –
England before and after 1066 without much exaggeration can be seen
as different countries. It might be all but a thousand years ago and
yet the legacy of that change still echoes for us.
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