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William the Conqueror / David Bates.

by Bates, David, author.

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]

Yale English monarchs

xvi, 596 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Preface -- Genealogy -- Prologue: Writing a life of William the Conqueror -- The first years -- From childhood into adolescence -- The shaping of things to come -- The making of a reputation -- On to the attack -- The year of victory -- King of the English -- Victory transformed -- From crisis to triumph -- Cross-channel rule -- Political consolidation and personal loss -- The final years -- Death and legacy -- Epilogue.

In this addition to the Yale English Monarchs series, David Bates combines biography and a multidisciplinary approach to examine the life of a major figure in British and European history. Using a framework derived from studies of early medieval kingship, he assesses each phase of William's life to establish why so many trusted William to invade England in 1066 and the consequences of this on the history of the so-called Norman Conquest after the Battle of Hastings and for generations to come. A leading historian of the period, Bates is notable for having worked extensively in the archives of northern France and discovered many eleventh- and twelfth-century charters largely unnoticed by English-language scholars. Taking an innovative approach, he argues for a move away from old perceptions and controversies associated with William's life and the Norman Conquest.

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