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The Battle of Hastingsis a unique collection of materials focused on one of the most significant battles in European history. It includes all the primary sources for the battle, including pictorial, and seminal accounts of the battle by the major historians of the last two centuries. Stephen Morillo, in his own important piece, first sets the scene, describing the political situation in western Europe in the mid-eleventh century, and the events of 1066. He then introduces the sources, reviewing the perspective of their medieval authors, and traces the history of writing about the battle. An important companion to the sources and interpretations is the set of original maps of the major stages of the battle, from first contact in the early morning of 14 October 1066 to final pursuit in the late evening darkness. Sources WILLIAM OF POITIERS, WILLIAM OF JUMI+GES, ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE, FLORENCE OF WORCESTER, BAYEUX TAPESTRY, CARMEN DE HASTINGAE PROELIO; Interpretations RICHARD ABELS, BERNARD BACHRACH, R. ALLEN BROWN, MARJORIE CHIBNALL, E.A. FREEMAN, J.F.C. FULLER, JOHN GILLINGHAM, CAROL GILLMOR, RICHARD GLOVER, CHRISTINE and GERALD GRAINGE, DAVID HUME, STEPHEN MORILLO.STEPHEN MORILLO teaches history at Wabash College, Indiana; he is the author of Warfare under the Anglo-Norman Kingsand a number of other studies of Anglo-Norman warfare.
| General Editor's Preface | |
| Preface | |
| Introduction | |
| William of Poitiers, Gesta Willelmi | p. 3 |
| William of Jumieges, Gesta Normannorum Ducum | p. 17 |
| The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle | p. 21 |
| Florence of Worcester | p. 29 |
| The Bayeux Tapestry | p. 33 |
| The Carmen de Hastingae Proelio | p. 45 |
| Bookland and Fyrd Service in Late Saxon England | p. 57 |
| Military Service in Normandy before 1066 | p. 79 |
| William the Bastard at War | p. 95 |
| Naval Logistics of the Cross-Channel Operation, 1066 | p. 113 |
| The Pevensey Expedition: Brilliantly Executed Plan or Near Disaster? | p. 129 |
| The History of England | p. 145 |
| The Norman Conquest | p. 149 |
| The Battle of Hastings, 1066 | p. 165 |
| English Warfare in 1066 | p. 173 |
| The Feigned Retreat at Hastings | p. 189 |
| The Battle of Hastings | p. 195 |
| Hastings: An Unusual Battle | p. 219 |
| Further Reading | p. 229 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780851156194
ISBN-10: 0851156193
Series: Warfare in History
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 264
Published: 6th May 1999
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6
x 1.4
Weight (kg): 0.375
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