The Impact of the Norman Conquest (Major Issues in History)

by C. Warren Hollister

Major Issues in History

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Since the Norman Conquest wrought a transformation in the personnel of the English aristocracy, this book lays particular stress on changes or continuities in feudal organization, aristocratic land holding, and military institutions. The question of evolution versus revolution in these areas has given rise to an intense historical controversy: Did the Normans transform England or was their coming merely an episode in the development of British traditions? Contemporary and modern appraisals show more of the period are presented in this text. show less

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C. Warren Hollister was professor of history, emeritus, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
942.02History & geographyHistory of EuropeEngland and WalesEnglandNorman 1066-1154
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DA195 .H67History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaGreat BritainHistory of Great BritainEnglandHistoryBy periodEarly and medieval to 1485Celts. Romans. Saxons. Danes. Normans
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