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William the Conqueror

Jacob Abbott

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William the Conqueror

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William I, also known as William the Conqueror was the first Norman King of England from Christmas 1066 until his death. This volume is dedicated to William the Conqueror.
ow obeyed. He gave up the keys and withdrew with his garrison. William was then allowed to leave Evreux and return home, and soon afterward the castle was razed to the ground.

Difficulties which followed.
War with Henry.

This affair produced, of course, a great deal of animosity and irritation between the governments of France and Normandy; and where such a state of feeling exists between two powers separated only by an imaginary line running through a populous and fertile country, aggressions from one side and from the other are sure to follow. These are soon succeeded by acts of retaliation and revenge, leading, in the end, to an open and general war. It was [Pg 64]so now. Henry marched his armies into Normandy, seized towns, destroyed castles, and, where he was resisted by the people, he laid waste the country with fire and sword. He finally laid siege to the very castle of Falaise.

William rescues Falaise.
William received with acclamations.
Punishment of the governor.

William and his government were for a time nearly overwhelmed with the tide of disaster and calamity. The tide turned, however, at length, and the fortune of war inclined in their favor. William rescued the town and castle of Falaise; it was in a very remarkable manner, too, that this exploit was accomplished. The fortress was closely invested with Henry's forces, and was on the very eve of being surrendered. The story is, that Henry had offered bribes to the governor of the castle to give it up to him, and that the governor had agreed to receive them and to betray his trust. While he was preparing to do so, William arrived at the head of a resolute and determined band of Normans. They came with so sudden an onset upon the army of besiegers as to break up their camp and force them to abandon the siege. The people o

Julie 02/20/2023
Written in 1849, this is the Norman Conquest as told by your garrulous Grandfather. This is a 3 only because I don't take it seriously and it's an enjoyable read! Composed in an extremely engaging style, filled with every salacious rumor (including several actual falsehoods) and no documentation. (K
Stifynsemons 06/06/2021
This history of William the Conqueror provides a thorough grounding in the tales surrounding his life, but leaves one wondering how much is true and what is legend, myth, or fabrication. Curiously, far more time is spent on the lead-up to and followup after the Battle of Hastings than the actual bat
Jerimy 06/09/2019
For a history book, this is a highly entertaining read. Jacob Abbot has a way of keeping the take on this particular period in time interesting. The book starts by telling the reader a little bit about Rollo, and how the Vikings were able to capture such a prominent bit of land as Normandy. The succ
Doug 06/15/2018
Good read... Being related to the Conqueror this was a must read... I was not disappointed. It was an excellent tale of his accomplishments and his wife and family.
Carol Bakker 12/15/2017
I've read much about William the Conqueror, but it took Jacob Abbott to explain how the geography and weather patterns of the English Channel influenced 1066.

The line of coast on the southern side of the Channel, which forms, of course, the northern border of Normandy, is a range of cliffs, which a
Miltos 12/02/2015
This book is the biography of man who lived in the 11th century, written by a man who lived in the 19th century. That perspective makes it an interesting read, IMO much more than the actual biography of a medieval warlord. For this I gave it a 4-star rating.

Abbott, a very popular American writer in

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