The youngest son of Henry II, John (1166-1216) became king on the death of his brother, Richard I, in 1199. He inherited a vast and possibly ungovernable dominion, extending across the Angevin empire in France as well as England, Ireland and Wales. In this biography, Morris draws on contemporary sources to describe a tyrannical and murderous reign that saw the loss of the French lands, the rebellion of the English barons and, despite the signing of Magna Carta, civil war.

King John: Treachery, Tyranny and the Road to Magna Carta

History

Marc Morris

Europe

Windmill Books

A riveting and authoritative history of the single most important event in English history: The Norman Conquest. 
An upstart French duke who sets out to conquer the most powerful and unified kingdom in Christendom. An invasion force on a scale not seen since the days of the Romans. One of the bloodiest and most decisive battles ever fought. 
This new history explains why the Norman Conquest was the most significant cultural and military episode in English history. Assessing the original evidence at every turn, Marc Morris goes beyond the familiar outline to explain why England was at once so powerful and yet so vulnerable to William the Conqueror's attack; why the Normans, in some respects less sophisticated, possessed the military cutting edge; how William's hopes of a united Anglo-Norman realm unraveled, dashed by English rebellions, Viking invasions, and the insatiable demands of his fellow conquerors. 
This is a tale of powerful drama, repression, and seismic social change: the Battle of Hastings itself; the sudden introduction of castles and the massive rebuilding of every major church; the total destruction of an ancient ruling class. Language, law, architecture, and even attitudes toward life itself were altered forever by the coming of the Normans.

The Norman Conquest

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The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\n'[A] clever, lively ... splendid new book' 
DAN JONES, SUNDAY TIMES\n'A big gold bar of delight' 
SPECTATOR\nSixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea, and established themselves as its new masters. In this sweeping and original history, renowned historian Marc Morris separates the truth from the legend and tells the extraordinary story of how the foundations of England were laid.\n'Marc Morris is a genius of medieval narrative' 
IAN MORTIMER, author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England\n'Brilliant ... Beautifully written, incredibly accessible and deeply researched' 
JAMES O'BRIEN\n'A much-needed book ... A gripping story, beautifully told' 
BERNARD CORNWELL, author of The Last Kingdom\n'Highly informative and hugely enjoyable' 
IAN HISLOP\n'A vivid, sharply drawn story of seven centuries of profound political change' 
THOMAS PENN, author of The Winter King

Penguin (Cornerstone)

Marc Morris 3 Books Collection Set (The Anglo-Saxons, The Norman Conquest, A Great and Terrible King)

Hutchinson/Windmill Books Ltd

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