The Penguin History of Britain: The Struggle for Mastery: Britain 1066-1284The two-and-a-half centuries after 1066 were momentous ones in the history of Britain. In 1066, England was conquered for the last time. The Anglo-Saxon ruling class was destroyed and and the English became a subject race, dominated by a Norman-French dynasty and aristocracy. This book shows how the English domination of the kingdom was by no means a foregone conclusion. |
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The Norman Conquest of England 106687 | 1051 |
Wales Scotland and the Normans 105894 | 1080 |
Britain and the AngloNorman Realm 10871135 | 1086 |
King Stephen 113554 King David 112453 and the Welsh Rulers | 1136 |
The Reign of King John 11991216 | 1197 |
The Minority of Henry III and its Sequel 121634 Llywelyn the Great 11941240 and Alexander II 121449 | 1215 |
Britain During the Personal Rule of King Henry III 123458 | 1237 |
The Tribulations of Henry III the Triumphs of Alexander III | 1255 |
Structures of Society | |
The Parliamentary State | |
Conquest and Coexistence | |
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