num_pages: 287
description: William the Conqueror was a formidable personality, whose political imagination and ruthless will were the driving force of the Norman Conquest of England. In this biography, David Bates describes the full scope of William’s achievements in both Normandy and England, setting them firmly in the context of Europe in an age of change and turmoil. William showed himself to be an outstanding soldier and an extremely effective ruler, who combined great fortitude with an unbending insistence on his own authority. He was also cruel, greedy, and intolerant—a man who pitilessly stamped out opposition and shamelessly manipulated facts to justify dubious enterprises.
language: English
title: William the Conqueror
titlecomplete: William the Conqueror
characters: Gregory VII, Harold Godwinson, Edgar Ætheling, William of Poitiers, Matilda of Flanders, Odo of Bayeux, Edward the Confessor, Henry I of England, William the Conqueror, William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, Lanfranc, William II of England, Henry I of France, Robert Curthose
genres: Biography, France, British Literature, Medieval History, Nonfiction, Norman, History
ratings_count: 115
publisher: Tempus