William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact upon England by Douglas, David C

Berkeley, Calif. UP [1964]. series: University of California English Kings. Hard Cover. xii, 476 p., index, maps, charts. "The subject of this book is William the Conqueror. Its object is to consider the Norman impact upon England. It seeks to show how, within the lifetime of one man, and largely through his acts, a single province of Gaul was enabled to effect the conquest of an ancient kingdom, and it attempts to analyse the character and the results of that conquest. These topics (it will be further suggested) may challenge attention not only for their intrinsic importance, but also by reason of their enduring relevance to the subsequent development of England and of western Christendom. And they are made the more interesting by being inseparably connected with one of the most spectacular biographies of history." Tan covers, maroon cloth spine; near fine. Stock#24036b.