1066: History in an Hour

History in an Hour. <--this is my jam. Ok, so quite obviously you are not going to end up with in-depth knowledge of 1066, William the Conqueror, or the Battle of Hastings. What you are going to get is a condensed bit of information about an important year in England's history. The gist is that when K......more

"No country in Europe, between the rise of the barbarian kingdoms and the 20th century, has undergone so radical a change in so short a time as England experienced after 1066". - Richard Southern This book deals with the people and politics involved in the Norman conquest of England. In 1066, England......more

A quick, easy to understand, overview of how Anglo-Saxon England became Anglo-Norman England. I especially appreciated how critical of the conquest and the destruction of English culture it was.......more

One of those important times of history that I've managed to know little about. Now that I've read this quick overview, I still know a little. But, it is a little more than the little I knew before and it was worth the effort.......more

Postanowiłem sięgnąć po kolejną pozycje „History in an Hour”. Tym razem padło na część dotyczącą wydarzeń na Wyspach Brytyjskich w roku 1066. To przełomowa data w historii królestwa Anglii. W tym roku normandzki władca William Zdobywca z sukcesem dokonał inwazji Anglii i zdobył tron brytyjski. Jedna......more