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The Scottish and Welsh Wars 1250–1400

On 28 September 1066 William of Normandy landed near Hastings and prepared to meet the Anglo-Saxon army of King Harold Godwinson. On 10 October 1066 the two armies met; and after six hours of fighting what became known as the Battle of Hastings, the Anglo-Saxon army was crushed and their king slain. The Normans set up castles to control the native population, and four-fifths of all England's land changed ownership. However, despite initial Norman success, it was fully two centuries before the Anglo-Norman kings managed to penetrate the wild interiors of Wales and Scotland, and many more centuries before the countries of Scotland, Wales and England were united under one crown.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 48
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780850455427
  • Genres
  • history, medieval, scotland, reference
  • Release date
  • 1984