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Read By: Robin RowanNumber of MP3s: 11Total Duration: 6:53:43blurb - A compelling and contrary account of the Battle of Hastings on October14, 1066, the most famous day in English history.Harriet Harvey Woods fascinating and accessible book will change foreverour view of the Norman conquest of England. Although the prevailingview is that the invaders brought culture and enlightenment to England,Harvey Wood argues that the Normans aggressive and illegal attack actuallydestroyed a highly developed civilization with long-established politicalinstitutions and sophisticated art forms.The Battle of Hastings explores the background and lead-up to the invasionas well as the motives of the leading players, the state of warfarein England and Normandy in 1066, and the battle itself. King Haroldought to have won the battle of Hastings and enjoyed a peaceful andenlightened reign; The Battle of Hastings shows that the result couldjust as easily have gone the other way. This gripping book reveals howand why England came to be defeated on October 14, 1066, and what thecountry lost as a result.