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The Normans

Crouch, David

The extraordinary success of the Normans during the 11th and 12th centuries was largely due to the ruthless ambition and dogged determination of the remarkable ruling dynasty. It is these personality traits, as well as the intense rivalry between brothers, that makes them such a popular subject for historians. This accessible and enjoyable study, written by one of Britain's leading medieval historians, vividly and energetically recreates the Norman courts of Normandy and England. First, however, Crouch sets the scene with the history of the counts and dukes during the 10th century when such men as Hrólfar broke away from, and outshone, their Viking heritage. Crouch also considers the circumstances that drove the Normans south to Brittany and then north across the Channel and even across Europe to Palestine. The focus of the book is, as one would expect, on William the Conqueror, Henry I, Stephen and the problems of succession. 345p, 22 b/w pls, figs (Hambledon and London 2003, Hambledon Continuum Pb 2006)

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