The Norman Conquest refers to the invasion and occupation of England in the 11th century by a multitude of people led by William the Conqueror. He claimed his right to the throne based on his relationship to Edward the Confessor, who was childless. William's main opponent was the brother in law of Edward the Confessor, Harald Godwinson. Having defeated Harald, William still had to put down some rebellion in country. This book was well researched and offered a lot of information about each of these historical characters and the battles they were involved in.

I bought this book on Audible a while back, and am finally about to finish all the books that I had saved up on there since I temporarily canceled my subscription. I had put this one off because it was well over ten hours long, but I am glad that I finally got around to it. I learned a great deal from this book about the Norman Conquest. I did not realize that William the Conqueror ordered the Domesday Book to be completed. He also introduced new language, farming techniques, and abolished slavery. It was really amazing.