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The Battle of Hastings
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Author
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Jim Bradbury.
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Publisher
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History Press
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Format
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paperback
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Product Dimensions
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7.75
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4.9
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0.75
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ISBN
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9780750937948
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Pages/Publication Date
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216/2010
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Daedalus Item Code
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30435
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List Price: Import
Sale Price:
$5.98
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Description
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Probably the best known and perhaps the most significant battle in English history, the Battle of Hastings caused a lasting shift in cultural identity and national pride. Medieval historian Jim Bradbury here explores the full military background to the battle and investigates the sources for our understanding of what actually happened in 1066, as well as the role that the battle plays in national myth. He considers the Normans—who they were, where they came from—and the career of William the Conqueror before the invasion. Bradbury then turns to the Saxons in England, and to Harold Godwineson, successor to Edward the Confessor, and his attempts to create unity in the divided kingdom.
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