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Auteur(s) : Rex, Peter
Titre(s) : William the Conqueror [Texte imprimé] : the bastard of Normandy / Peter Rex
Publication : Stroud (GB) : Amberley, 2012
Description matérielle : 288 p. : ill. en coul., cartes ; 20 cm
Note(s) : Originally published in 2011. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-274) and index
A new biography of the Norman king who conquered England in 1066, changing the course
of the country forever. Of Franco-Scandinavian descent through his father, Duke Robert
'the Magnificent', William the Conqueror's life is set against his true background,
the turbulent Norman Duchy which, even after the Conquest of England, remained his
primary concern. William is revealed as the brutal and violent product of his time,
much given to outbursts of rage, capable of great cruelty, autocratic, avaricious
and prone to a sort of grisly humour, yet, with all that he could also be a loyal
friend and affectionate husband and father. His military reputation rests mainly on
his victory at Hastings and he showed little sign of strategic or tactical genius.
He was a competent rather than inspired general, benefiting from the mistakes and
disunity of his foes. Only at Hastings did he meet and defeat a man who was his peer
as a leader of men. He inspired great loyalty in some and even greater hatred in others.
His primary attribute was his ruthless will which made him the driving force behind
Norman ambition in North Western Europe. His propagandists shamelessly manipulated
the facts to justify his Conquest of England, a dubious enterprise if ever there was
one
Sujet(s) : Guillaume I (1028?-1087 ; roi d'Angleterre)
Grande-Bretagne -- 1066-1087 (Guillaume Ier)
Normandie (France) -- 911-1204
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781445606989 (pbk.). - ISBN 1445606984 (pbk.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb427176115
Notice n° :
FRBNF42717611
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