The Continuity of the Conquest

Wendy Marie Hoofnagle provides a fresh perspective on medieval history in The Continuity of the Conquest, Volume 1. While scholars often debate whether the Norman conquerors were rapacious colonizers or civilizing forces, this history book examines how the Normans themselves were shaped by the past. Hoofnagle explores how Carolingian influences and the legacy of Charlemagne informed the Norman approach to ruling Anglo-Saxon England. By analyzing the literature of kingship, the author demonstrates how these rulers modeled their government on imperial ideals to establish authority and legitimacy.

This scholarly work examines political science and imperialism through the lens of symbolic architecture, propaganda, and the management of the royal forest. The Continuity of the Conquest, Volume 1, functions as a study of literary criticism and linguistics within the context of medieval governance. It offers significant insights for those researching the Norman Conquest to Late Medieval period, focusing on the complex intersection of identity, succession, and cultural transformation in Great Britain and France.