The feudal kingdom of England, 1042-1216 (5th ed)

A new edition of Frank Barlow's classic survey of Anglo-Norman England from the eve of the Norman Conquest through to the aftermath of Magna Carta.

Now in its fifth edition, this hugely successful text has been updated, to include discussion of the place of women in Anglo-Norman England.

Frank Barlow -- doyen of Anglo-Norman historians -- illuminates every aspect of the period as he goes, but the central appeal of the book remains its firm narrative structure.

Here is a fascinating story compellingly told.