The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results: Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History) - Softcover

Freeman, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108030041 ISBN 13: 9781108030045

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Edward Augustus Freeman (1823–1892) was Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford, and one of the pre-eminent historians of his generation. Politics was a constant interest for Freeman, who was also a regular contributor to the Saturday Review. While he wrote on a variety of historical topics, from ancient Greece to the German Federation, and had a great interest in architecture, this six-volume work, published between 1867 and 1879, was his magnum opus. Freeman reconsiders how the history of the Conquest is understood and examines its causes and results. Volume 1 provides a preliminary history, and examination of life in England up to the time of the accession of Edward the Confessor, and its preface outlines the differences of approach between Freeman's volumes and preceding histories of the Conquest.

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Book Description:

Freeman reconsiders how the history of the Conquest is understood, and examines its causes and results. Tracing that history from its roots in fifth-century England, his volumes, published between 1867 and 1879, provide a comprehensive account of the politics and life of early medieval England as it underwent significant changes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1108030041
• ISBN 13: 9781108030045
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 698