Hastings 1066: The Fall of Saxon England (Osprey Military Campaign S., #13) (Histories)

by Christopher Gravett

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Fought on 14th October 1066 between Duke William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson, king of England, the Battle of Hastings irrevocably changed the course of English history. William's victory ensured his accession to the English throne. Hastings was also decisive in another way: the horrendous casualties suffered by the English nobility both there and at the two earlier battles of Fulford and Stamford Bridge resulted in there being very few men influential enough to lead an English resistance once William had been crowned. William would survive long enough to successfully found a Norman dynasty of English kings.

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  • ISBN10 0275988392
  • ISBN13 9780275988395
  • Publish Date 14 September 2005 (first published 30 January 1992)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 13 July 2009
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher ABC-CLIO
  • Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 96
  • Language English