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The history of the Norman conquest of England, its causes and its results, Volume 1 (of 6) — Edward A. Freeman

The history of the Norman conquest of England, its causes and its results, Volume 1 (of 6)

Edward A. Freeman

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 750 pages

This is the first of six volumes of Edward A. Freeman's history of the Norman Conquest of England. It sets out the work's aims and traces the preliminary history up to the election of Eadward the Confessor. It is a detailed, scholarly account for anyone interested in medieval English and Norman affairs.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. THE HISTORY OF THE NORMAN CONQUEST OF ENGLAND, ITS CAUSES AND ITS RESULTS.
  2. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
  3. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
  4. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
  5. CONTENTS.
  6. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.
  7. CHAPTER II. THE FORMATION OF THE KINGDOM OF ENGLAND. 449–975.
  8. CHAPTER III. THE CONSTITUTION OF ENGLAND IN THE TENTH AND ELEVENTH CENTURIES.[82]
  9. CHAPTER IV. SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF NORMANDY DURING THE TENTH CENTURY.[188]
  10. CHAPTER V. THE DANISH CONQUEST OF ENGLAND.[464] 975–1016.
  11. CHAPTER VI. THE DANISH KINGS IN ENGLAND.[818] 1017–1042.
  12. APPENDIX.
  13. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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