List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Genealogical Tables Introduction 1. Hero of the English: Hereward 2. A Sparrow in the Snare: Margaret of Scotland 3. A Lost Generation: The Grandchildren of Gytha and Godwine 4. Warrior, Traitor, and Martyr: Waltheof 5. Child of Memory: Eadmer of Canterbury Epilogue: New Englands Bibliography Index
A historical exploration of the Anglo-Saxon families who survived the Norman conquest.
Eleanor Parker is Lecturer in Medieval English Literature at Brasenose College, University of Oxford, UK. She also writes a regular column for History Today.
Conquered is beautifully produced and written with flair and great
scholarly acumen. Parker teaches medieval English literature at the
University of Oxford and she dedicates her book to her students.
Because of the pandemic these young people, she points out, like
the young people in her book, have had to cope with upheaval, loss
and a sudden change in the expected course of their lives. They
have faced it with courage and determination, but, she writes, “it
is no doubt an experience that will remain with them”.
*The Sunday Times*
In her superbly adroit new history, Eleanor Parker examines how
memories of Edgar and his like – the generation that straddled the
Conquest – survived, or were melded to meet the needs of the time….
It is much to the credit of Parker’s sensitivity as a scholar that,
almost 1,000 years later, she has been able to resurrect, often
from silence, the pathos of those decades and the plight of those
who endured them.
*The Spectator*
This outstanding, beautifully written history follows the young
Anglo-Saxons whose lives were shattered by the Norman conquest.
*The Times, Best Books of 2022*
This excellent book offers an original premise: that there is much
to learn by considering the children whose lives were upended by
the Conquest… Parker insightfully shows how the experiences of
these children of Anglo-Saxons (among others) illustrate the
accommodations being made in England as conquered and conquerors
adjusted to the new reality, and reframed the 1066 narrative for
future generations.
*BBC History Magazine*
A child grasps a woman’s hand as they flee a house being torched by
two men seemingly unconcerned for their plight. This image,
embroidered onto the Bayeux Tapestry several years after 1066, is a
hauntingly timeless reminder of the devastation warfare and
conquest can wreak on individuals, families and communities...
Conquered narrates their stories vividly and knowledgably in a
refreshing departure from popular narratives of the Norman
Conquest, which concentrate on the political and military concerns
of adult men.
*Times Literary Supplement*
Fascinating and accessible.
*The Church Times*
This book is a revelation. What it demonstrates is the
international inter-connectedness of the pre-Norman secular and
ecclesiastical aristocracy.
*The Charist*
Eleanor Parker has written an innovative book in clear and
evocative language. She invites the reader to engage with an idea
we do not often consider—that many of the European historical
sources from the late-11th century were written by people whose
childhoods were defined by the Norman Conquest. Parker’s use of
Icelandic Sagas and other non-English texts shows us the world in
which these “conquered” children lived and worked, exploring how
their stories continued past 1066 and its aftermath.
*Dr Janet Kay, Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer, Department
of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University, USA*
Eleanor Parker brings to life what the upheaval of the Norman
Conquest meant for men and women in England. Following the personal
experiences of individuals, she eloquently evokes the loss and
uncertainty of the age. This is a book of rich stories of
misfortune, perseverance and adaptability, told in an accessible
yet authoritative voice.
*Dr Rory Naismith, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic and
Fellow of Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, UK*
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