The Struggle for Mastery: The Penguin History of Britain 1066-1284

by David Arscott Carpenter

Book Overview

The 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.

The struggle for mastery in the book's title is in reality the struggle...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140148248
• ISBN13: 9780140148244
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher