{"title":"Books by Trevor Rowley","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780750993883","title":"The Normans: Classic Histories Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Normans\u003c\/em\u003e were a relatively short-lived cultural and political phenomenon. The emerged early in the tenth century and had disappeared off the map by the mid-thirteenth century.\u003c\/strong\u003e Yet in that time they had conquered England, southern Italy and Sicily, and had established outposts in North Africa and in Levant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving traced the formation of the Duchy of Normandy, Trevor Rowley draws on the latest archaeological and historical evidence to examine how the Normans were able to conquer and dominate significant parts of Europe. In particular he looks at their achievements in England and Italy and their claim to a permanent legacy, as witnessed in feudalism, in castles, churches and settlement and in place-names. But equally from the political stage. The reality is that, even within this short time-span, the Normans changed as time and place dictated from Norse invaders to Frankish crusaders to Byzantine monarchs to Feudal overlords. In the end their contribution to medieval culture was largely as a catalyst for other, older traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56296892137845,"sku":"9780750993883","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780750993883_1ebfe297-c9a4-4b20-a0d9-b2c0a4f505a5.jpg?v=1786014659"},{"product_id":"9781526724281","title":"Landscapes of the Norman Conquest","description":"For a long time, the Norman Conquest has been viewed as a turning point in English history; an event which transformed English identity, sovereignty, kingship, and culture. The years between 1066 and 1086 saw the largest transfer of property ever seen in English History, comparable in scale, if not greater, than the revolutions in France in 1789 and Russia in 1917. This transfer and the means to achieve it had a profound effect upon the English and Welsh landscape, an impact that is clearly visible almost 1,000 years afterwards.Although there have been numerous books examining different aspects of the British landscape, this is the first to look specifically at the way in which the Normans shaped our towns and countryside. The castles, abbeys, churches and cathedrals built in the new Norman Romanesque style after 1066 represent the most obvious legacy of what was effectively a colonial take-over of England. Such phenomena furnished a broader landscape that was fashioned to intimidate and demonstrate the Norman dominance of towns and villages.The devastation that followed the Conquest, characterized by the ‘Harrying of the North’, had a long-term impact in the form of new planned settlements and agriculture. The imposition of Forest Laws, restricting hunting to the Norman king and the establishment of a military landscape in areas such as the Welsh Marches, had a similar impact on the countryside.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303087321461,"sku":"9781526724281","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781526724281_9305d18e-6acd-43f9-b039-4fff3fb4cb30.jpg?v=1786022272"},{"product_id":"an-archaeological-study-of-the-bayeux-tapestry","title":"An Archaeological Study of the Bayeux Tapestry","description":"An Archaeological Study of the Bayeux Tapestry provides a unique re-examination of this famous piece of work through the historical geography and archaeology of the tapestry. Trevor Rowley is the first author to have analysed the tapestry through the landscapes, buildings and structures shown, such as towns and castles, while comparing them to the landscapes, buildings, ruins and earthworks which can be seen today. By comparing illustrated extracts from the tapestry to historical and contemporary illustrations, maps and reconstructions Rowley is able to provide the reader with a unique visual setting against which they are able to place the events on the tapestry.   This approach allows Rowley to challenge a number of generally accepted assumptions regarding the location of several scenes in the tapestry, most controversially suggesting that William may never have gone to Hastings at all. Finally, Rowley tackles the missing end of the tapestry, suggesting the places and events which would have been depicted on this portion of Williams journey to Westminster.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57504869876085,"sku":"9781526796691","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781526796691.jpg?v=1786953787"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-trevor-rowley.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}