Parker, Eleanor Catherine, 1986-

Conquered : the last children of Anglo-Saxon England / Eleanor Parker. - vii, 256 pages : illustrations

"The Battle of Hastings and its aftermath nearly wiped out the leading families of Anglo-Saxon England – so what happened to the children this conflict left behind? This book offers a fresh take on the Norman Conquest by exploring the lives of those children, who found themselves uprooted by the dramatic events of 1066. From sagas and saints' lives to chronicles and romances, Parker draws on a wide range of medieval sources to tell the stories of these young men and women and highlight the role they played in developing a new Anglo-Norman society"--

9781788314503 9781350287068 9781350287075

GBC1L2749 bnb

020431957 Uk


Children and war--History--England--To 1500.
Children--Social conditions.--England


Great Britain--History--William I, 1066-1087.
Great Britain--Social life and customs--1066-1485.

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