Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Man Behind the Bayeux TapestryCondition: NewEAN: 9780752460253ISBN: 9780752460253Publisher: The History Press LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/01/2013Item Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmItem Width: 10mmItem Weight: 320gAuthor: Trevor RowleyLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Odo, William the Conqueror's Half-BrotherDescription: Odo of Conteville, the younger half-brother of William the Conqueror, was ordained Bishop of Bayeux while still in his teens. A larger than life character, he is best known for commissioning the Bayeaux Tapestry, in which he makes a dashing appearance at the height of the Battle of Hastings. He also played a pivotal role in the planning and implementation of the Conquest of England, after which, as Earl of Kent, he was second only to William in wealth and power. The popular impression of Odo is of a not so loveable rogue, who typified the worst excesses of the Norman conquerors. He was the first Chief Justice of England and on occasion also acted as regent when the king was in Normandy. After allegedly defrauding both Crown and Church, however, Odo was disgraced and his plans to raise an unauthorised army for a campaign in Italy, possibly in order to gain the papacy, saw him imprisoned for five years. He was released by the dying William in 1087, but soon rebelled against the new king, his nephew William Rufus. Yet Odo was far from being a loutish philistine. The bishop recognised the value of education and the arts and amongst his less well-known activities was his generous patronage of both. Trevor Rowley’s book is the first full-length biography of Odo, which also seeks to redress this balance and to make Bishop Odo’s extraordinary life story known.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryTopic: BiographyRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Man Behind the Bayeux Tapestry
Title: The Man Behind the Bayeux Tapestry
EAN: 9780752460253
ISBN: 9780752460253
Release Date: 03/01/2013
Release Year: 2013
Subtitle: Odo, William the Conqueror's Half-Brother
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: Man Behind the Bayeux Tapestry : Odo, William the Conqueror's Half-Brother
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2013
Topic: Cultural Heritage, Religious, Europe / Great Britain / General, Political, Military, Europe / Medieval
Item Height: 0.6 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Author: Trevor Rowley
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
