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"Of Franco-Scandinavian descent through his father, Duke Robert 'the Magnificent', William the Conqueror's life is set against his true background, the turbulent Norman Duchy which, even after the Conquest of England, remained his primary concern. William is revealed as the brutal and violent product of his time, much given to outbursts of rage, capable of great cruelty, autocratic, avaricious and prone to a sort of grisly humour, yet, with all that he could also be a loyal friend and affectionate husband and father. His military reputation rests mainly on his victory at Hastings and he showed little sign of strategic or tactical genius. He was a competent rather than inspired general, benefiting from the mistakes and disunity of his foes. Only at Hastings did he meet and defeat a man who was his peer as a leader of men. He inspired great loyalty in some and even greater hatred in others. His primary attribute was his ruthless will which made him the driving force behind Norman ambition in North Western Europe. His propagandists shamelessly manipulated the facts to justify his conquest of England, a dubious enterprise if ever there was one."--Publisher.
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Kings and rulers, Biography, History, William i, king of england, 1027 or 1028-1087, Great britain, kings and rulers, Normandy (france), history, Great britain, biography, Normandy (france), history, to 1515, Great britain, history, medieval period, 1066-1485Places
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William the Conqueror: The Bastard of Normandy
2016, Amberley Publishing
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1445660172 9781445660172
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Originally published: 2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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