EBOOK Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest - George Alfred Henty

EBOOK Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest
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Autor: George Alfred Henty

 Wydawnictwo: pubOne
ISBN: 9782819922520
EAN: AAC4C175EB
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Stron: 544
Data wydania: 2010
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Although the immediate results of the Battle of Hastings may have   been of less importance to the world than were those of some other   great battles, the struggle has, in the long run, had a greater   influence upon the destiny of mankind than any other similar event   that has ever taken place. That admixture of Saxon, Danish, and   British races which had come to be known under the general name of   English, was in most respects far behind the rest of Europe. The   island was, as it had always been,-except during the rule of two   or three exceptionally strong kings,-distracted by internal   dissensions. Broad lines of division still separated the North   from the South, and under weak Kings the powerful Earls became   almost independent. The enterprise that had distinguished their   Saxon and Danish ancestors seems to have died out. There was a   general indisposition to change, and except in her ecclesiastical   buildings, England made but little progress in civilization from   the time of Alfred to that of Harold. Its insular position cut it   off from taking part in that rapid advance which, beginning in   Italy, was extending throughout Europe. The arrival, however, of   the impetuous Norman race, securing as it did a close connection   with the Continent, quickened the intellect of the people, raised   their intelligence, was of inestimable benefit to the English, and   played a most important part in raising England among the nations.   Moreover, it has helped to produce the race that has peopled Northern   America, Australia, and the south of Africa, holds possession of   India, and stands forth as the greatest civilizer in the world. The   Conquest of England by the Normans was achieved without even a   shadow of right or justice. It was at the time an unmixed curse to   England; but now we can recognize the enormous benefits that accrued   when in his turn the Englishman conquered the Norman, and the foreign   invaders became an integral portion of the people they had overcome.   For the historical details of the story, I have only had to go to   Freeman's magnificent History of the Norman Conquest of England,   which I hope will be perused by all of my readers who are able to   obtain it

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