The Conquering Family, Thomas B. Costain
The Conquering Family, Thomas B. Costain
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The Conquering Family

Author: Thomas B. Costain

Narrator: David Case

Unabridged: 13 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/06/2009


Synopsis

Thomas B. Costain's four-volume history of the Plantagenets begins with The Conquering Family and the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066, closing with the reign of John in 1216.
The troubled period after the Norman Conquest, when the foundations of government were hammered out between monarch and people, comes to life through Costain's storytelling skill and historical imagination.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ray

Works of history range from dry, straight up re-counting of the facts to reconstructions and imaginings that have to be called "historical fiction". Even when writing scholarly history, some authors are adept at choosing and quoting facts, characters and order of presentation in such a way as to cre......more