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Folly and Fortune in Early British History

From Caesar to the Normans

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  • © 2008

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  1. Kenneth Henshall
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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction Humans, History, Folly, and Fortune

    • Kenneth Henshall
    Pages 1-6

  3. The Roman Eagle Lands

    • Kenneth Henshall
    Pages 7-80

  4. The Coming of the Pagans

    • Kenneth Henshall
    Pages 81-158

  5. The Improbable Norman Conquest

    • Kenneth Henshall
    Pages 159-243

  6. Conclusion So Just How Foolish or Fortunate Have We Been?

    • Kenneth Henshall
    Pages 244-251

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 252-334
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About this book

Focusing on pivotal points in Early British History, this book examines the role of folly and fortune in major events in Britain from Caesar's expeditions to the Norman Conquest. By examining the foolishness in a bygone age, Henshall draws attention to how human behaviour - with all its erraticisms – has helped shape history.

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CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2009

'A well-conceived, accessible and unusual approach to history as a matter of luck and skill, I found this to be absorbing reading from beginning to end'

- Matthew Strecher, Winona State University, USA

About the author

KENNETH HENSHALL is Professor in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He has published more than a dozen books in a range of fields. His A History of Japan: From Stone Age to Superpower has been translated into several languages, and he has recently written on Japanese History for Lonely Planet. 

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