Peter Rex
Born
Bristol, The United Kingdom
Died
March 25, 2012
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1066: A New History of the Norman Conquest
5 editions
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2009
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The English Resistance: The Underground War Against the Normans
8 editions
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2004
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Harold II: The Doomed Saxon King
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7 editions
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2005
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Hereward: The Last Englishman
7 editions
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2005
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King & Saint: The Life of Edward the Confessor
9 editions
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2008
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William the Conqueror: The Bastard of Normandy
5 editions
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2011
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Edgar, King of the English, 959–75
2 editions
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2007
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Edward the Confessor: King of England by Peter Rex (1-Aug-2013) Paperback
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Hitching a Ride on Christmas Eve & Other Stories
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Landscapes of South Africa : The Cape
2 editions
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1998
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“William the Conqueror’s campaigns against the rebels have usually been dealt with very briefly and resistance has been summarily dismissed as ineffective, largely because in the end, that resistance was overcome in a singularly brutal manner. Even”
― The English Resistance: The Underground War Against the Normans
― The English Resistance: The Underground War Against the Normans
“It was the roads which made Harold’s moves possible, and they were to be of the utmost usefulness to the Conqueror in subsequently putting down rebellions. The three ‘Roman’ roads, Watling Street, Ermine Street and the Fosseway, were all broad enough to allow sixteen horsemen to ride abreast. The bushes on each side were kept cut back to deter ambushes and men could travel remarkably quickly along them. Harold’s movement, using horses, was probably around 40 miles in a day.”
― The English Resistance: The Underground War Against the Normans
― The English Resistance: The Underground War Against the Normans
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