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4. Book Launch: Landscapes of the Norman Conquest

Book Launch: Landscapes of the Norman Conquest

Kellogg College is delighted to host the launch of Trevor Rowley's new book, 12 January 2023, 16:30 – 18:00 GMT.

For a long time, the Norman Conquest has been viewed as a turning point in English history; an event which transformed English identity, sovereignty, kingship, and culture. The years between 1066 and 1086 saw the largest transfer of property ever seen in English History, comparable in scale, if not greater, than the revolutions in France in 1789 and Russia in 1917. This transfer and the means to achieve it had a profound effect upon the English and Welsh landscape, an impact that is clearly visible almost 1,000 years afterwards.
Although there have been numerous books examining different aspects of the British landscape, this is the first to look specifically at the way in which the Normans shaped our towns and countryside. The castles, abbeys, churches and cathedrals built in the new Norman Romanesque style after 1066 represent the most obvious legacy of what was effectively a colonial take-over of England. Such phenomena furnished a broader landscape that was fashioned to intimidate and demonstrate the Norman dominance of towns and villages.

There will be a short talk by Trevor on his new book at 5 pm followed by a showing of extracts from Landscapes of England, featuring W.G. Hoskins, which was first televised in 1976. Two of Kellogg's Emeritus Fellows, Professor Malcolm Airs and Trevor, were postgraduate students of Hoskins in Oxford in the 1960's.

Trevor Rowley is a historian and archaeologist who has written many books on different aspects of the English landscape and of the Normans. He has spent a career lifetime working in extra-mural university education dedicated to making history accessible to as wide an audience as possible. He continues to travel, write and lecture in order to spread the word.

This is an in-person event open to all. Refreshments will be served from 4.30pm in the Kellogg Hub.

Please note that you will have the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of Landscapes of the Norman Conquest - cash payments only.
Please email events@kellogg.ox.ac.uk if you are unable to attend after booking since numbers are limited.

Entry Price: Free

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