Project Gutenberg 2005-09-24 Public domain in the USA. 137 Holinshed, Raphael Holinshed, Raphaell Holinshead, Raphael Holingshed, Raphael Holynshed, Raphael Holinshed, Ralph Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (01 of 12) William the Conqueror Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Louise Pryor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England" is a historical account written in the early 19th century, compiling significant events and narratives from English history. This volume, produced by Raphaell Holinshed, focuses heavily on the reign of William the Conqueror and details the sociopolitical changes in England post-conquest, including the rise of Norman influence and the struggles faced by the English nobility. The opening of the Chronicles introduces the author's reasons for undertaking this extensive historical work, detailing the ambitious project originally commissioned by Reginald Wolfe, late printer to the Queen, who intended to create a comprehensive cosmography. Holinshed reflects on the challenges and triumphs of compiling such a monumental text, as he acknowledges the variety of sources he consulted while striving to present a clear and accurate historical record. He begins to delve into the detailed narrative of William the Conqueror’s campaign in England, including battles, the political climate, and the resistance from English nobles such as Edwin and Edgar Etheling, setting the stage for an in-depth exploration of pivotal historical events. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 Great Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087 Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 DA Text United Kingdom Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 187265 187266 2024-10-07T12:07:31.338192 2023-09-07T12:16:03.691899 text/html text/html 189475 2020-12-12T13:55:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 61552 2020-12-12T13:55:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 160619 2024-10-07T12:07:40.065141 application/epub+zip 161086 2024-10-07T12:07:35.874157 application/epub+zip 131203 2024-10-07T12:07:34.271148 application/epub+zip 396118 2024-10-07T12:07:42.772112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388242 2024-10-07T12:07:38.977165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174663 2022-09-08T07:16:01.276858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149124 2024-10-07T12:07:30.614209 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148997 2020-12-12T13:55:31 text/plain; charset=utf-8 56319 2020-12-12T13:55:31 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 148858 2020-12-12T13:55:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 56250 2020-12-12T13:55:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21582 2024-10-07T12:07:42.907139 application/rdf+xml 25585 2024-10-07T12:07:34.839185 image/jpeg 4779 2024-10-07T12:07:34.556175 image/jpeg 160487 2024-10-07T12:07:31.354181 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia