Ebook: Hastings 1066

In 1066 a foreign invader won the throne of England in a single battle and changed not only the history of the British Isles but of Christendom, for ever. Harold Godwinson's army, exhausted from their victory against an invading Norwegian Viking army at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in the north, and his navy, scattered by storms, could not hold back William of Normandy. But would the invasion have succeeded if the two armies had met on equal terms? Author and ex-Captain in the Royal Anglian Regiment Jonathan Trigg brings a soldier's eye to the story to explain the precise circumstances o.;Cover; Title; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Timeline; Historical Background; The Armies; The Days before the Battle; The Battle; After the Battle; The Legacy; Visiting the Battlefield; Further Reading; Copyright.