The Norman Conquest of England

This selection of documents offers an insight into the Norman Conquest of England from a variety of perspectives. It is divided into four parts each dealing with evidence of a different kind: literary and narrative sources (including Norman Old English and Anglo-Norman texts); documentary sources such as charters writs and leases; letters; and the art of the period principally though not exclusively from the Bayeux Tapestry. Both Anglo-Saxon and Norman England are represented and Normandy itself is the subject of one section. R. Allen Brown's general introduction supplies a broad context for the material and commentaries are provided with the documents where necessary explaining points of particular significance while a select bibliography gives suggestions for further reading. All documents are provided in translation. Reprint; first published in 1984. R. ALLEN BROWN was professor of history at King's College London and founder of the annual Battle conference on Anglo-Norman studies.