1016 & 1066: Why the Vikings Caused the Norman Conquest

by Martyn Whittock and Hannah Whittock

The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Viking Conquest by Cnut in 1016 both had huge impacts on the history of England and yet '1066' has eclipsed '1016' in popular culture. This book challenges that side-lining of Cnut's conquest by presenting compelling evidence that the Viking Conquest of 1016 was the single most influential cause of 1066. This neglected Viking Conquest of 1016 led to the exiling to Normandy and Hungary of the rightful Anglo-Saxon...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719819199
• ISBN13: 9780719819193
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"