Table of Contents

Prologue: Coronation
1. Fire and Sword Everywhere, 1027–1047
2. The Undefeated Duke, 1047–1066
3. William the Conqueror, 1066
4. I See God: Ritual and Government
5. Stern Beyond Measure, 1066–1076
6. William and the Church
7. A Kingly Figure: William’s Person and Personality
8. Storms of Troubles, 1076–1087
Legacy
Further Reading

About the Author

Mark Hagger is Lecturer in Medieval History at Bangor University. He is the author of The Fortunes of a Norman Family: the de Verduns in England, Ireland and Wales 1066-1316 and has also published a number of articles on Norman aristocracy, law and government.