This title gives a visual and narrative insight into the events of 1066, the people whose lives it affected, and the legendary way in which the conquest was recorded in cloth. It aims to unlock the mysterious controversies within the tapestry.
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A unique look at how famous landmarks have changed through the ages, incorporating delightful narrative, written by an expert in the field, with specially commissioned reconstruction artwork.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Neat but very much summarized,
By Quilmiense (USA/Spain) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Norman Conquest (Landmarks in History) (Paperback)
Neat but very much summarized telling of the battle of Hastings: its before and after; the warring parties, Normans, Vikings, Saxons; and the story of the Bayeaux tapestry. The color illustrations, I felt, were more representative and decorative than meaningful illustrations of actions that might have taken place in a historical sense.I felt the book too short, and therefore too dense, trying to go over all the facets of the Norman Conquest of Britain in too little space: it missed the emotion of a good story and had too much of a textbook flavor. The few Osprey books I've read so far, all missed this important -in my view- ingredient for this sort of history books with illustrations, and that is the purely entertaining side. Maybe the editors think this part should be played by the illustrations alone. But I believe there's a wide spectrum of options to be covered between a comic and a textbook.
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The Duchy of Normandy was nominally held from the French king. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
City of Bayeux, Norman Conquest, Tower of London, William of Poitiers, Edward the Confessor New!
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The Duchy of Normandy was nominally held from the French king. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
City of Bayeux, Norman Conquest, Tower of London, William of Poitiers, Edward the Confessor New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Battlefield Detectives by David Wason in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Campaigns of the Norman Conquest (Essential Histories) by Matthew Bennett in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- English Medieval Knight 1200-1300 (Warrior) by Christopher Gravett in Front Matter
- Norman Knight: With visitor information (Trade Editions) by Christopher Gravett on page 61
- English Medieval Knight 1400-1500 (Warrior) by Christopher Gravett in Front Matter
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