2004, ISBN: 9781841150406

[PU: Fourth Estate Ltd], 1066 The Hidden History in the Bayeux Tapestry Andrew Bridgeford Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag: 368 Seiten - Verlag: Fourth Estate Ltd; Auflage: First Edi… Mehr…

[PU: Fourth Estate Ltd], 1066 The Hidden History in the Bayeux Tapestry Andrew Bridgeford Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag: 368 Seiten - Verlag: Fourth Estate Ltd; Auflage: First Edition (2004) - Sprache: Englisch - Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,2 x 15,6 x 3,4 cm For more than 900 years the Bayeux Tapestry has preserved one of history's greatest dramas: the Norman Conquest of England, culminating in the death of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Historians have held for centuries that the majestic tapestry trumpets the glory of William the Conqueror and the victorious Normans. But is this true? In 1066, a brilliant piece of historical detective work, Andrew Bridgeford reveals a very different story that reinterprets and recasts the most decisive year in English history. A brilliant new reading of the Bayeux Tapestry that radically alters our understanding of the events of 1066 and reveals the astonishing story of the survival of early medieval Europe's greatest treasure. The Bayeux Tapestry was embroidered (it's not really a tapestry) in the late eleventh century. As an artefact, it is priceless, incomparable -- nothing of it's delicacy and texture, let alone wit, survives from the period. As a pictorial story it is delightful: the first feature-length cartoon. As history it is essential: it represents the moment of Britain's last conquest by a foreign army and celebrates the Norman victory over the blinded Saxon Harold. Or does it?In this brilliant and dogged piece of detective interpretation, Andrew Bridgeford looks at the narrative contained within the tapestry and has discovered a wealth of new information. Who commissioned it? Who made it? Who is the singular dwarf named as Turold? Why, in a work that celebrates a Norman conquest is the defeated Harold treated so nobly? Is Harold indeed the victim of the arrow from the sky? And who is the figure depicted in the tapestry who, at the moment of crisis for the Normans rallies the army just at the point when it mistakenly believes William is dead and it will be defeated?Using the tapestry, the book retells with vivid characterisation the story of the remaking of England in and after 1066. It is a compelling story, as is the tale of the extraordinary survival of the tapestry itself: history has rarely been writ so large, with such fine detail and yet been so veiled in mystery. Über den Autor und weitere Mitwirkende Andrew Bridgeford is a lawyer and historian who has been published in the Journal of Medieval History. This is his first book., DE, [SC: 2.90], leichte Gebrauchsspuren, privates Angebot, 22,2 x 15,6 x 3,4 cm, 368, [GW: 600g], Auflage: illustrated edition, Banküberweisung, Selbstabholung und Barzahlung, Internationaler Versand, [CT: Geschichte/Politik / Mittelalter]<

2004, ISBN: 9781841150406

[PU: Fourth Estate Ltd], Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag: 368 Seiten - Verlag: Fourth Estate Ltd; Auflage: First Edition (2004) - Sprache: Englisch - Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,2 x 1… Mehr…

[PU: Fourth Estate Ltd], Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag: 368 Seiten - Verlag: Fourth Estate Ltd; Auflage: First Edition (2004) - Sprache: Englisch - Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,2 x 15,6 x 3,4 cm For more than 900 years the Bayeux Tapestry has preserved one of history's greatest dramas: the Norman Conquest of England, culminating in the death of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Historians have held for centuries that the majestic tapestry trumpets the glory of William the Conqueror and the victorious Normans. But is this true? In 1066, a brilliant piece of historical detective work, Andrew Bridgeford reveals a very different story that reinterprets and recasts the most decisive year in English history. A brilliant new reading of the Bayeux Tapestry that radically alters our understanding of the events of 1066 and reveals the astonishing story of the survival of early medieval Europe's greatest treasure. The Bayeux Tapestry was embroidered (it's not really a tapestry) in the late eleventh century. As an artefact, it is priceless, incomparable -- nothing of it's delicacy and texture, let alone wit, survives from the period. As a pictorial story it is delightful: the first feature-length cartoon. As history it is essential: it represents the moment of Britain's last conquest by a foreign army and celebrates the Norman victory over the blinded Saxon Harold. Or does it?In this brilliant and dogged piece of detective interpretation, Andrew Bridgeford looks at the narrative contained within the tapestry and has discovered a wealth of new information. Who commissioned it? Who made it? Who is the singular dwarf named as Turold? Why, in a work that celebrates a Norman conquest is the defeated Harold treated so nobly? Is Harold indeed the victim of the arrow from the sky? And who is the figure depicted in the tapestry who, at the moment of crisis for the Normans rallies the army just at the point when it mistakenly believes William is dead and it will be defeated?Using the tapestry, the book retells with vivid characterisation the story of the remaking of England in and after 1066. It is a compelling story, as is the tale of the extraordinary survival of the tapestry itself: history has rarely been writ so large, with such fine detail and yet been so veiled in mystery., DE, [SC: 2.90], leichte Gebrauchsspuren, privates Angebot, 22,2 x 15,6 x 3,4 cm, 368, [GW: 600g], Auflage: illustrated edition, Banküberweisung, Selbstabholung und Barzahlung, Internationaler Versand, [CT: Geschichte/Politik / Mittelalter]<

2004, ISBN: 9781841150406

Fourth Estate, 2004-03-14. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Jacket. 6x1x9. First Edition, first impression. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, A… Mehr…

Fourth Estate, 2004-03-14. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Jacket. 6x1x9. First Edition, first impression. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging., Fourth Estate, 2004-03-14, 3<