The Battle of Hastings is well known.
This book takes those historic events and puts human faces to the
participants. William The Conqueror is
portrayed as crass, the embodiment of evil and the perpetrator of atrocities Harold II is portrayed as a much more
civilized figure. However civilized
behavior is relative.
The brutality of war is clearly and graphically detailed. There is no doubt that that type of
despicable behavior actually accompanied the wars of the times. You don't have to look any further than the
current crop of wars to see despicable behavior.
This book is one of those that makes history come alive and captivate the
imagination. One tends to forget that
Machiavellian behavior came from the historic Machiavelli. Holloway has written a captivating slice of
English history.
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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