Blood Cries Afar: The Forgotten Invasion of England 1216

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Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction Warfare and Medieval History; 1 Enemies: The Angevin-Capetian Struggle; 2 The Conquest of Normandy, 1200-1204; 3 War, Politics and the First Invasion Attempt, 1205-1213; 4 The Battle of Bouvines, 1214; 5 Magna Carta, Civil War and the Countdown to Invasion, 1215; 6 The Invasion of England, 1216; 7 The Battle for England, 1216-1217; 8 The Last Campaign, 1217; Notes; Bibliography; Plate Section; Copyright.;150 years after the Norman Conquest, history came within a hair's breadth of repeating itself. In 1216, taking advantage of the turmoil created in England by King John's inept rule, Prince Louis of France invaded England and allied with English rebels. The prize was the crown of England. Within months Louis had seized control of one-third of the country, including London. This is the first book to cover the bloody events of the invasion, one of the most dramatic but most overlooked episodes of British history. The text vividly describes the campaigns, sieges, battles and atrocities of teh.