GUILLAUME LE CONQUERANT

William the Conqueror was undoubtedly the greatest Norman of medieval times. By marking England with his indelible stamp, and also orienting France’s destiny for several centuries, he managed to put himself on a par with Charlemagne. With a lot of different illustrations based on period documents and monuments, this innovative biography uses the 11th and 12th Century chronicles. A saga which places the reader at the heart of the character, with an alert, direct style accessible to everybody without ever wandering away from the hard facts.