The English Resistance: The Underground War Against the Normans

In 1066 the English were conquered by the infamous invader, William the Conqueror. However, this is not the whole story. The English did not roll over and die before their suppressorsfar from it. Peter Rex brings to life the resistance, from those who allied themselves with the new regime to those who went underground” to subvert it such as Hereward the Wake and Edric the Wild. Rex examines William’s pacification attempts, alongside his notorious harrying” of the north.