{"product_id":"conquered-9781350383401","title":"Conquered","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOutstanding. - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully written. \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperbly adroit. \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcellent.\u003ci\u003e BBC History Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle of Hastings and its aftermath nearly wiped out the leading families of Anglo-Saxon England  so what happened to the children this conflict left behind?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConquered\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh take on the Norman Conquest by exploring the lives of those children, who found themselves uprooted by the dramatic events of 1066. Among them were the children of Harold Godwineson and his brothers, survivors of a family shattered by violence who were led by their courageous grandmother Gytha to start again elsewhere. Then there were the last remaining heirs of the Anglo-Saxon royal line  Edgar Ætheling, Margaret, and Christina  who sought refuge in Scotland, where Margaret became a beloved queen and saint. Other survivors, such as Waltheof of Northumbria and Fenland hero Hereward, became \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConquered \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ebeautifully produced and written with flair and great scholarly acumen\u003c\/b\u003e. Parker teaches medieval English literature at the University of Oxford and she dedicates her book to her students. Because of the pandemic these young people, she points out, like the young people in her book, have had to cope with upheaval, loss and a sudden change in the expected course of their lives. They have faced it with courage and determination, but, she writes, “it is no doubt an experience that will remain with them”. -- John Carey * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eIn her \u003cb\u003esuperbly adroit new history\u003c\/b\u003e, Eleanor Parker examines how memories of Edgar and his like – the generation that straddled the Conquest – survived, or were melded to meet the needs of the time…. It is much to the credit of Parker’s sensitivity as a scholar that, almost 1,000 years later, \u003cb\u003eshe has been able to resurrect, often from silence\u003c\/b\u003e, the pathos of those decades and the plight of those who endured them. -- Alex Burghart * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003eoutstanding, beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e history follows the young Anglo-Saxons whose lives were shattered by the Norman conquest. -- Andrew Holgate and Robbie Millen * The Times, Best Books of 2022 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis excellent book offers an original premise\u003c\/b\u003e: that there is much to learn by considering the children whose lives were upended by the Conquest… \u003cb\u003eParker insightfully shows\u003c\/b\u003e how the experiences of these children of Anglo-Saxons (among others) illustrate the accommodations being made in England as conquered and conquerors adjusted to the new reality, and reframed the 1066 narrative for future generations. -- Dave Musgrove * BBC History Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eA child grasps a woman’s hand as they flee a house being torched by two men seemingly unconcerned for their plight. This image, embroidered onto the Bayeux Tapestry several years after 1066, is a hauntingly timeless reminder of the devastation warfare and conquest can wreak on individuals, families and communities... \u003ci\u003eConquered\u003c\/i\u003e narrates their stories \u003cb\u003evividly and knowledgably\u003c\/b\u003e in a \u003cb\u003erefreshing departure from popular narratives of the Norman Conquest\u003c\/b\u003e, which concentrate on the political and military concerns of adult men. -- Emily J. Ward * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating and accessible. -- Sarah Foot * The Church Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is a revelation\u003c\/b\u003e. What it demonstrates is the international inter-connectedness of the pre-Norman secular and ecclesiastical aristocracy. -- Duncan Bowie * The Charist *\u003cbr\u003eEleanor Parker has written an innovative book in clear and evocative language. She invites the reader to engage with an idea we do not often consider—that many of the European historical sources from the late-11th century were written by people whose childhoods were defined by the Norman Conquest. Parker’s use of Icelandic Sagas and other non-English texts shows us the world in which these “conquered” children lived and worked, exploring how their stories continued past 1066 and its aftermath. * Dr Janet Kay, Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer, Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University, USA *\u003cbr\u003eEleanor Parker brings to life what the upheaval of the Norman Conquest meant for men and women in England. Following the personal experiences of individuals, she eloquently evokes the loss and uncertainty of the age. This is a book of rich stories of misfortune, perseverance and adaptability, told in an accessible yet authoritative voice. * Dr Rory Naismith, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic and Fellow of Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Genealogical Tables Introduction 1. Hero of the English: Hereward 2. A Sparrow in the Snare: Margaret of Scotland 3. A Lost Generation: The Grandchildren of Gytha and Godwine 4. Warrior, Traitor, and Martyr: Waltheof 5. Child of Memory: Eadmer of Canterbury Epilogue: New Englands Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866602025303,"sku":"9781350383401","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350383401.jpg?v=1722279411","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conquered-9781350383401","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}