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The Struggle for Mastery de David Carpenter

The Struggle for Mastery: Penguin History of Britain

Autor David Carpenter
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 aug 2004
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 for different masteries within Great Britain. The book weaves together the histories of England, Scotland and Wales in a new way and argues that all three, in their different fashions, were competing for domination
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780140148244
ISBN-10: 0140148248
Pagini: 640
Ilustrații: geneal. tables, maps
Dimensiuni: 129 x 200 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin History of Britain
Seria Penguin History of Britain

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

David Carpenter is Professor of Medieval History at King's College London. He is the author of THE BATTLES OF LEWES AND EVESHAM and THE REIGN OF HENRY III.

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The years from 1066-the Norman conquest of England-to 1284-the English conquest of Wales--were momentous ones in the history of Britain. In this comprehensive synthesis canvassing the peoples, economies, religion, languages, and political leadership of medieval Britain, David Carpenter weaves together the histories of England, Scotland, and Wales. Arguing that English domination of the kingdom was by no means a foregone conclusion, Carpenter analyzes the multiple struggles for mastery of Great Britain. He explains why English monarchs focused on continental landholdings more than the island of Great Britain and narrates the loss of Normandy, Anjou, and Acquitaine. He recounts how the Welsh kings strove to recover areas lost to the Normans and to assert dominion over one another, and how the kings of Scotland expanded their realm to create a united Scotland. Based on readings of primary and secondary sources, Carpenter sheds light on major highlights of the period includingthe Battle of Hastings, the murder of Becket, and the signing of the Magna Carta, as well as intermarriage, the feudal system, and the characters of key figures. This new interpretation is a definitive introduction to the period for general readers. The Struggle for Matery was a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2005.

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"In an almost unique approach, Carpenter systematically addresses the parallel and intertwining political histories of Scotland, and Wales, tying in where appropriate the relations of all three regions to Ireland and the continent." --Albion |k No