William the Conqueror!

Stewart Ross

Description

Mixing fiction with facts

Sujets

• History
• Fiction
• Normans
• HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
• 1066

Informations

• Publié par: Read Zone
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783227563
• Langue: English

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WILLIAM - THE CONQUEROR!
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WILLIAM -
THE CONQUEROR!
Stewart Ross
CONTENTS

TO THE READER

THE STORY SO FAR

TIME LINE

Chapter 1 | TO THE DUKE – IMMEDIATELY!
Walter Giffard returns to Normandy from Spain. William,
Duke of Normandy, summons him. King Edward of England dies.

Chapter 2 | THE GREEN HILLS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Walter delivers a present to the Duke from the King of Spain.

Chapter 3 | TAKE CARE!
The Duke of Normandy decides to claim the English crown from King Harold.

Chapter 4 | TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
The Duke assembles an army. It sails to England.

Chapter 5 | FIRST BLOOD
King Harold defeats Tostig and Harald in the north. He comes south to fight the Normans.

Chapter 6 | SENLAC HILL
The English army seizes Senlac Hill. The Normans attack.

Chapter 7 | ‘I AM ALIVE!’
The English fend off the Normans. The Normans begin to retreat. The English come down the hill.

Chapter 8 | CONQUEROR!
The Normans fight back. William sends Walter to kill Harold. Harold dies. The Normans win the Battle of Hastings.

THE HISTORY FILE

NEW WORDS
TO THE READER

William – the Conqueror! takes place mostly in the year 1066. The main characters in the story, including Walter Giffard and William, Duke of Normandy, are real.