William the Conqueror (Special Edition)

I've read much about William the Conqueror, but it took Jacob Abbott to explain how the geography and weather patterns of the English Channel influenced 1066. The line of coast on the southern side of the Channel, which forms, of course, the northern border of Normandy, is a range of cliffs, which a......more

This book is the biography of man who lived in the 11th century, written by a man who lived in the 19th century. That perspective makes it an interesting read, IMO much more than the actual biography of a medieval warlord. For this I gave it a 4-star rating. Abbott, a very popular American writer in......more