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Book Synopsis The Crown of the Conqueror by : Gav Thorpe
Download or read book The Crown of the Conqueror written by Gav Thorpe and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ULLSAARD HAS THE CROWN. But when he is confronted with a truth too shocking to contemplate, he has to choose between power and honor. File Under: Epic Fantasy [ Learning To Rule | A Vast Empire | A Shocking Truth | History Dictates ] e-book ISBN: 9780857661227
Download or read book Crown & Sceptre written by Tracy Borman and published by Grove Atlantic. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the British monarchy that’s “a superb synthesis of historical analysis, politics, and top-notch royal gossip” (Kirkus Reviews). Since William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy, crossed the English Channel in 1066 to defeat King Harold II and unite England’s various kingdoms, forty-one kings and queens have sat on Britain’s throne. “Shining examples of royal power and majesty alongside a rogue’s gallery of weak, lazy, or evil monarchs,” as Tracy Borman describes them in her sparkling chronicle, Crown & Sceptre. Ironically, during very few of these 955 years has the throne’s occupant been unambiguously English—whether Norman French, the Welsh-born Tudors, the Scottish Stuarts, and the Hanoverians and their German successors to the present day. Acknowledging the intrinsic fascination with British royalty, Borman lifts the veil to reveal the remarkable characters and personalities who have ruled and, since the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, more ceremonially reigned. It is a crucial distinction explaining the staying power of the monarchy as the royal family has evolved and adapted to the needs and opinions of its people, avoiding the storms of rebellion that brought many of Europe’s royals to an abrupt end. Richard II; Henry VIII; Elizabeth I; George III; Victoria; Elizabeth II: their names evoke eras and the dramatic events Borman recounts. She is equally attuned to the fabric of monarchy: royal palaces; the way monarchs have been portrayed in art, on coins, in the media; the ceremony and pageantry surrounding the crown. Elizabeth II is already one of the longest reigning monarchs in history. Crown & Sceptre is a fitting tribute to her remarkable longevity and that of the magnificent institution she represents. “Crown & Sceptre brings us in short, vivid chapters from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth herself, much of it constituting a dark record of bumping off adversaries, rivals and spouses, confiscating vast estates and military invasions…. [A] lucid, character-rich book.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune “Borman’s deep understanding of English royalty shines.” —Chris Schluep, Amazon Editors’ Picks, The Best History Books of February 2022
Book Synopsis The Crown of the Conqueror by : Gav Thorpe
Download or read book The Crown of the Conqueror written by Gav Thorpe and published by Angry Robot. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Queen of the Conqueror by : Tracy Joanne Borman
Download or read book Queen of the Conqueror written by Tracy Joanne Borman and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Around the year 1049, William, Duke of Normandy and future conqueror of England, raced to the palace of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders. The count’s eldest daughter, Matilda, had refused William’s offer of marriage and publicly denounced him as a bastard. Encountering the young woman, William furiously dragged her to the ground by her hair and beat her mercilessly. Matilda’s outraged father immediately took up arms on his daughter’s behalf. But just a few days later, Baldwin was aghast when Matilda, still recovering from the assault, announced that she would marry none but William, since “he must be a man of great courage and high daring” to have ventured to “come and beat me in my own father’s palace.” Thus began the tempestuous marriage of Matilda of Flanders and William the Conqueror. While William’s exploits and triumphs have been widely chronicled, his consort remains largely overlooked. Now, in her groundbreaking Queen of the Conqueror, acclaimed author and historian Tracy Borman weaves together a comprehensive and illuminating tapestry of this noble woman who stood only four-foot-two and whose role as the first crowned Queen of England had a large and lasting influence on the English monarchy. From a wealth of historical artifacts and documents, Matilda emerges as passionate, steadfast, and wise, yet also utterly ruthless and tenacious in pursuit of her goals, and the only person capable of taming her formidable husband—who, unprecedented for the period, remained staunchly faithful to her. This mother of nine, including four sons who went on to inherit William’s French and English dominions, confounded the traditional views of women in medieval society by seizing the reins of power whenever she had the chance, directing her husband’s policy, and at times flagrantly disobeying his orders. Tracy Borman lays out Matilda’s remarkable story against one of the most fascinating and transformative periods in European history. Stirring, richly detailed, and wholly involving, Queen of the Conqueror reveals not just an extraordinary figure but an iconic woman who shaped generations, and an era that cast the essential framework for the world we know today. Praise for Queen of the Conqueror “[Tracy Borman] brings to life Queen Matilda’s enormous accomplishments in consolidating early Norman rule. Alongside her warrior husband, William I, Matilda brought legitimacy, a deeper degree of education, diplomatic savvy and artistic and religious flowering to the shared Norman-English throne. Borman . . . the chief executive of Britain’s Heritage Education Trust, fleshes out the personality of this fascinating woman, who set the steely precedent for subsequent English female sovereigns by displaying great longevity and stamina in a rough, paternalistic time. . . . A richly layered treatment of the stormy reign that yielded the incomparable Bayeux Tapestry and the Domesday Book.”—Kirkus Reviews “Tracy Borman tells this story with a steady eye and a steady hand, tracing what can be known of Matilda’s part in the events that were to change the course of English history.”—Helen Castor, Literary Review
Download or read book Clash of Crowns written by Mary McAuliffe and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conflict between England and France was a fact of life for centuries, but few realize that this conflict originated with the Vikings and their settlement of what would become Normandy. In this compelling and entertaining history, Mary McAuliffe takes the reader back to those dark and turbulent times when Viking descendant William the Conqueror became king of England, yet as duke of Normandy remained an unwilling subject to the French crown. This led to ongoing hostility between his descendants and generations of French monarchs, culminating in the clash between young Philip Augustus of France and his royal English rivals, most notably Richard Lionheart. Mary McAuliffe colorfully provides the background and context for this "clash of crowns," whose outcome would shape the course of English and French history throughout the centuries that followed.
Book Synopsis The Life and Times of James the First, the Conqueror, King of Aragon, Valencia, and Majorca ... by : Francis Darwin Swift
Download or read book The Life and Times of James the First, the Conqueror, King of Aragon, Valencia, and Majorca ... written by Francis Darwin Swift and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Crown Lands of Hawaii by : Thomas Marshall Spaulding
Download or read book The Crown Lands of Hawaii written by Thomas Marshall Spaulding and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The life and times of James the first the Conqueror, king of Aragon, Valencia, and Majorca, Count of Barcelona and Urgel, Lord of Montpellier by F. Darwin Swift, B.A., formerly scholar of Queen's Coll. Oxford by : F. Darwin Swift
Download or read book The life and times of James the first the Conqueror, king of Aragon, Valencia, and Majorca, Count of Barcelona and Urgel, Lord of Montpellier by F. Darwin Swift, B.A., formerly scholar of Queen's Coll. Oxford written by F. Darwin Swift and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Conqueror Crown'd. A Funeral Sermon [on 2 Tim. Iv. 7, 8] on ... the Death of the Late Reverend E. Veel, Etc by : Thomas SIMMONS (Independent Minister.)
Download or read book The Conqueror Crown'd. A Funeral Sermon [on 2 Tim. Iv. 7, 8] on ... the Death of the Late Reverend E. Veel, Etc written by Thomas SIMMONS (Independent Minister.) and published by . This book was released on 1708 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Shadow on the Crown by : Patricia Bracewell
Download or read book Shadow on the Crown written by Patricia Bracewell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich tale of power and forbidden love revolving around a young medieval queen In 1002, fifteen-year-old Emma of Normandy crosses the Narrow Sea to wed the much older King Athelred of England, whom she meets for the first time at the church door. Thrust into an unfamiliar and treacherous court, with a husband who mistrusts her, stepsons who resent her and a bewitching rival who covets her crown, Emma must defend herself against her enemies and secure her status as queen by bearing a son. Determined to outmaneuver her adversaries, Emma forges alliances with influential men at court and wins the affection of the English people. But her growing love for a man who is not her husband and the imminent threat of a Viking invasion jeopardize both her crown and her life. Based on real events recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Shadow on the Crown introduces readers to a fascinating, overlooked period of history and an unforgettable heroine whose quest to find her place in the world will resonate with modern readers.
Book Synopsis William the Conqueror by : David Charles Douglas
Download or read book William the Conqueror written by David Charles Douglas and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both a study of Anglo-Norman history based upon long and detailed research and also the biography of a man whose personal career was spectacular.
Book Synopsis The Crown of the Blood by : Gav Thorpe
Download or read book The Crown of the Blood written by Gav Thorpe and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ULLSAARD HAS CONQUERED THE KNOWN WORLD. All have fallen before his armies. Now it's time to take the long journey home, back to the revered heart of the great Empire he had helped create for his distant masters. But when he returns to the capital, life there is so very different from what he had believed. Could it be that everything he has fought for, has conquered and killed for, has been a lie? File Under: Epic Fantasy [ Conquering Armies | A Vast Empire | Temple Of Shadows | Rebellion And War ]
Book Synopsis William the Conqueror by : F. M. Stenton
Download or read book William the Conqueror written by F. M. Stenton and published by Namaskar Book. This book was released on 2023-08-21 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into the tumultuous world of medieval England with F. M. Stenton's gripping narrative, "William the Conqueror: Forging a Kingdom through Battle and Legacy." Explore the epic saga of one of history's most formidable leaders as he rises to power, reshapes a nation through conquest, and leaves an indelible mark on the course of history. As you delve into Stenton's meticulously researched account, prepare to be swept away by the drama, intrigue, and sheer audacity of William the Conqueror's legendary rise to power. From the decisive Battle of Hastings to the tumultuous aftermath of conquest, each chapter is a riveting exploration of ambition, betrayal, and triumph. But amidst the chaos of war and political upheaval, a profound question emerges: What drove William to pursue his relentless quest for power? What legacy did he leave behind, and how did his reign shape the future of England and beyond? Join Stenton on a captivating journey through the corridors of power and the battlegrounds of medieval Europe as he unravels the complexities of William's character and the enduring impact of his rule. His vivid storytelling and keen insights bring to life a pivotal chapter in the annals of history. Are you ready to immerse yourself in the epic tale of William the Conqueror, a man who forged a kingdom through battle and left a legacy that echoes through the ages? Prepare to be transported back in time to an era of knights, kings, and conquest as you follow William's extraordinary journey from ambitious duke to legendary conqueror. Stenton's masterful narrative will keep you enthralled from the first page to the last. Here's your chance to experience history as never before. Dive into "William the Conqueror: Forging a Kingdom through Battle and Legacy" by F. M. Stenton and discover the epic story of one of history's most formidable figures. Seize the opportunity to journey back in time and witness the birth of a kingdom. Purchase "William the Conqueror: Forging a Kingdom through Battle and Legacy" now, and embark on an unforgettable adventure through the annals of history.
Book Synopsis William the Conqueror by : Paul Hilliam
Download or read book William the Conqueror written by Paul Hilliam and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the life of the Duke of Normandy who defeated the Saxons at the Battle of Hastings, became king of England, and who dramatically changed the life of England's people.
Download or read book William written by Mark Hagger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1066 is the most famous date in English history. On 14 October, on Senlac Hill near Hastings, a battle was fought that would change the face of England forever. Over the next twenty years, Norman culture was imposed on England, and English politics and society were radically reshaped. But how much is really known about William 'the Conqueror', the Norman duke who led his men to victory on that autumn Saturday in what was to be the last successful invasion of England? Mark Hagger here takes a fresh look at William - his life and leadership. As king, he spent much of his reign threatened by rebellion and invasion. In response, he ordered castles and strongholds to be built across the land - a symbol of the force with which he defended his realm and which, along with Domesday Book, England's first public record, attest to a powerful legacy. This book provides a rounded portrait of one of England's greatest rulers.
Book Synopsis The conqueror's prizes by : John Edmond
Download or read book The conqueror's prizes written by John Edmond and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Conqueror's Queen by : Joanna Courtney
Download or read book The Conqueror's Queen written by Joanna Courtney and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A crown can be won, blood cannot be changed. The Conqueror's Queen is the third title in Joanna Courtney's sweeping historical series, The Queens of Conquest. William of Normandy is a rough man, but what more can you expect of an illegitimate son trying to muscle his way into a dukedom? After a violent start to their courtship, Mathilda of Flanders discovers William to be a man of unexpected sensitivity, driven by two goals: to prove himself by becoming a great ruler and to build a warm and secure family. Mathilda has grown up safe in the love of her powerful parents, her rough and tumble brothers and, above all, her younger sister and closest confidante, Judith. Now, though, they must separate. Judith marries the glamorous Earl Torr and departs for life in England and Mathilda heads to Normandy with William. When William's cousin King Edward of England weakens, his eyes are cast across the narrow sea to the glittering throne he promised Mathilda as a young bride. Mathilda supports him keenly in his challenge, longing to live close to her sister once more. But as reward for his support for William, Torr wants more than William is prepared to cede and there will be no alliance. The two sisters find themselves not only on either side of a sea but of a bitter battle, and the events of 1066 bring great personal loss, as well as victory, to the Conqueror's Queen.
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