The 1066 Norman Bruisers: How European Thugs Became English Gentry
Helen Kay
(Author)
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"...a great book, as it gives a different look at a well written about period of English history." - Medieval Sword SchoolThe 1066 Norman Bruisers conjures up the vanished world of England in the late Middle Ages and casts light on one of the strangest quirks in the nation's history: how a bunch of European thugs became the quintessentially English gentry.
In 1066 go-getting young immigrant Osbern Fitz Tezzo crossed the Channel in William the Conqueror's army. Little did he know that it would take five years to vanquish the English, years in which the Normans suffered almost as much as the people they had set out to subdue. For the English, the Norman Conquest was an unmitigated disaster, killing thousands by the sword or starvation. But for Osbern and his compatriots, it brought territory and treasure - and a generational evolution they could never have imagined.
Osbern's descendants settled in Cheshire, which played a pivotal role in medieval England as the launch pad for Edward I's Welsh wars, the chief recruiting ground for royal armies and Richard II's regional powerhouse. Successive members of the Boydell family fought for monarchs and magnates, oversaw royal garrisons, traveled abroad as agents of the crown and helped to administer the laws of the land. When they weren't strutting across the stage of northwestern England, mingling with great men and participating in great events, they engaged in feuds, embarked on illicit love affairs and exerted their influence in the small corner of the country they had made their own. By 1378, when William Boydell died from wounds sustained in combat, the nation he defended was England and the enemy he opposed dwelled just forty miles from the place where Osbern had probably grown up.
Product Details
Price
$42.95
$39.94
Publisher
Pen and Sword History
Publish Date
April 26, 2020
Pages
272
Dimensions
6.3 X 9.3 X 1.0 inches | 1.65 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781526759382
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Helen has had a passion for art since she was a young child, which inspired her to earn a Fine Arts Degree and later a Graduate Diploma in Education. Now as an Art Psychotherapist she works with children Special Needs and Behavioural Needs children in schools.Children and her love for animals, are her inspiration for writing and illustrating this book. Helen took up writing and illustrating children's books to help children, parents and educators to appreciate and understand children's emotions and feelings. Helen uses animal characteristics to express the different feelings children may have on a daily basis.She hopes that this book will inspire children, parents and educators to explore all feelings and provoke discussions confidently.