ENGLISH

The Scottish & Welsh Wars 1250-1400

By Christopher Rothero

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
1984
ISBN
9780850455427, 0850455421
Open Library ID
OL8264864M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
50 MB (52162218 bytes)
Series
Men at Arms Series, 151
Pages
46\46
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

On 28 September 1066 William of Normandy landed near Hastings and prepared to meet the Anglo-Saxon army of King Harold Godwinson. On 10 October 1066 the two armies met; and after six hours of fighting the Anglo-Saxon army was crushed and their king slain. The Normans set up castles to control the native population, and four-fifths of all England's land changed ownership. However, despite initial Norman success, it was fully two centuries before the Anglo-Norman kings managed to penetrate the wild interiors of Wales and Scotland, and many more centuries before the countries of Scotland, Wales and England were united under one crown.

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