William the Conqueror

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - Biography & Autobiography, General

Authors: Jacob Abbott In Year : 1849

Book Language: English

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Preface, Normandy
Birth of William
The Accession
William's Reign in Normandy
The Marriage
The Lady Emma
King Harold
Preparations for the Invasion
Crossing the Channel
The Battle of Hastings
Prince Robert's Rebellion
The Conclusion

There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels desirous of informing himself of the leading outlines of their history, that he may know, in brief, what it was in their characters or their doings which has given them so widely-extended a fame. Consequently, great historical names alone are selected; and it has been the writer's aim to present the prominent and leading traits in their characters, and all the important events in their lives, in a bold and free manner, and yet in the plain and simple language which is so obviously required in works which aim at permanent and practical usefulness. This volume is dedicated to William the Conqueror. (Summary from the preface of the book)