Why the Normans, in some respects less sophisticated, possessed the military cutting edge. This riveting book explains why the Norman Conquest was the single most important event in English history.Īssessing the original evidence at every turn, Marc Morris goes beyond the familiar outline to explain why England was at once so powerful and yet so vulnerable to William the Conqueror's attack. One of the bloodiest and most decisive battles ever fought. An invasion force on a scale not seen since the days of the Romans. The author did a great job by taking on the obscure history of the Norman Conquest and facilitated listeners with an amazing and easy-to-comprehend narrative.An upstart French duke who sets out to conquer the most powerful and unified kingdom in Christendom. He told the reasons behind the possession of the military cutting-edge stuff by the Normans and how the hopes of Willian for having a united Anglo-Norman realm were unraveled. He went well beyond the usual outline for explaining why England was so resourceful and still so vulnerable to the attack of William the Conqueror. Assessing all of the available original and undeniable evidence at every milestone of it was what Marc Morris has done here. This is the new history presented to you all that explains why exactly the Norman Conquest was the most critical military and cultural phase ever in English history. It was part of one of the most decisive and bloodiest battles ever fought in history.

There was an invasion force on a scale not seen since the time of the Romans. He set off to conquer the most influential and unified kingdom ever found in Christendom. The book started with the mentioning of an upstart French duke. His emphatic and soulful voice turned this title into an outstanding audiobook experience. The narration of the book is done by Frazer Douglas. Apart from this, you will be thoroughly impressed with his work in A Great and Terrible King. He wrote the book Castles that accompanied the same series.

He came to prominence with his TV series titled Castle which came on Channel 4 in the UK. The Norman Conquest is a book about the battle of Hastings and as well as about the fall of Anglo-Saxon England.

The Norman Conquest by Marc Morris