6/29/2023 0 Comments David howarth 1066![]() ![]() You might not agree with his point of view, but it sure is fun to listen to. " was a more barbarous primitive man than either Edward or Harold, but he is not to be blamed: he came from a more barbarous primitive country."īut it is this point of view, and this conversational tone that makes this book so enjoyable. He infuses the book with his own point of view, which at times can be borderline Francophobic. Howarth uses mostly contemporaneous writings (17 of his 20 sources are within 100 years of the Battle of Hastings) to decipher and tell the history of the battle between King Harold of England and William the Conqueror of Normandy. It is a great storyteller's version of events as he understands them. ![]() ![]() This is not a comprehensive history of the Battle of Hastings, and it is not meant to be. ![]()
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