Crompton, Samuel Willard

Hastings Samuel Willard Crompton. - Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2002. - 110 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 24 cm. - Battles that changed the world .

Angles, Saxons, and Vikings -- Danes and Normans -- Lord, vassal, and oath -- The king is dead: long live the king -- Comet's eye -- Northmen at York -- William lands -- Hastings -- Conquest and coronation -- Lasting effects.

Provides a historical account of the 1066 Battle of Hastings, a pivotal event in England's history, as well as the people and events leading up to it and its ramifications.

9 - 11 years

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Hastings, Battle of, England--1066


Great Britain--History--William I, 1066-1087.

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