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The conspiracy of the Norman barons against William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy, MXLVII

The conspiracy of the Norman barons against William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy, MXLVII

Goldsmid, Edmund

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General ReferenceGeneral World HistoryGerman History

ISBN10: 9389247209
ISBN13: 9789389247206
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 29 2019
Pages: 52
Weight: 0.17
Height: 0.12 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before England, there was Normandy. Power is never truly secure. In MXLVII, William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy, faced a peril: a norman barons conspiracy that challenged the bonds of lordship. This medieval historical chronicle, offered in primary source translation by Edmund Goldsmid, keeps you close to the record of revolt, allegiance, and survival in 11th century Normandy. Its purpose is simple: to witness a crisis. As a complete historical text, it traces the pressures that drove feudal rebellion Normandy: rival kinship claims, the calculus of fealty, and the hard reality that a duke ruled only as far as his barons allowed. Set against the rivalries of the Norman aristocracy, it shows how grievances could turn into public rupture. Read for story and atmosphere, it captures the early years of the man later known as William the Conqueror; read for scholarship, it anchors medieval history research with names, relationships, and political fault lines that still matter to norman conquest studies and Anglo-Norman history. Goldsmid's translation reads well, yet retains the flavour of a primary record, making it suited to citation or night reading. Genealogists and local historians will value its density as a norman genealogy reference, while collectors of classic sources will recognise its importance as evidence for how the duchy of Normandy forged authority before 1066. Republished by Alpha Editions in a modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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