Summary The Year Of The Conquest By David Howarth
1066 The Year of the Conquest. David Howarth.
New York: The Viking Press, 1978. 207 pp. The book 1066 The Year of the Conquest by David Howarth is an overview of one of the most important years in England’s history. At the start of 1066 the death of King Edward would spark a series of events that would eventually lead to the changes in England. Throughout the book it discusses this dramatic year and all these events that took place from various different perspectives. These stories are from contemporary sources from all sides of the conflict explaining their perspective of what was happening during this time. As one might expect, the people living through this will obviously form bias opinions based on where they are from. Howarth does a great job of staying neutral, giving him the ability to tell every story as it is while also adding his own personal insight. In addition to the various perspectives, he does a great job of bringing forth a historic event and not holding it to today’s standards. The book begins in a small village called Horstede, England. Horstede isn’t to far from Hastings, and was pretty much isolated during the battle on October 14, 1066. As mentioned earlier, the death of king …show more content…
When the two armies finally met at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, Harold proves to be victorious. This was thought to be a huge victory and a defining moment for England until Harold discovers some interesting news. As Harold and his men were just enjoying a huge victory in battle, they learn of Duke William and his army coming in on the southern coast of England. This was important because right after a critical battle in the northern part of England, Harold must now navigate his troops back down to the southern coast in a desperate attempt to defend
New York: The Viking Press, 1978. 207 pp. The book 1066 The Year of the Conquest by David Howarth is an overview of one of the most important years in England’s history. At the start of 1066 the death of King Edward would spark a series of events that would eventually lead to the changes in England. Throughout the book it discusses this dramatic year and all these events that took place from various different perspectives. These stories are from contemporary sources from all sides of the conflict explaining their perspective of what was happening during this time. As one might expect, the people living through this will obviously form bias opinions based on where they are from. Howarth does a great job of staying neutral, giving him the ability to tell every story as it is while also adding his own personal insight. In addition to the various perspectives, he does a great job of bringing forth a historic event and not holding it to today’s standards. The book begins in a small village called Horstede, England. Horstede isn’t to far from Hastings, and was pretty much isolated during the battle on October 14, 1066. As mentioned earlier, the death of king …show more content…
When the two armies finally met at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, Harold proves to be victorious. This was thought to be a huge victory and a defining moment for England until Harold discovers some interesting news. As Harold and his men were just enjoying a huge victory in battle, they learn of Duke William and his army coming in on the southern coast of England. This was important because right after a critical battle in the northern part of England, Harold must now navigate his troops back down to the southern coast in a desperate attempt to defend