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Gesta Normannorum Ducum
William of Jumièges.An early chronicle of the Norman dukes, from Rollo to William the Conqueror, written in the decades after 1066.
De Moribus Et Actis Primorum Normanniae Ducum
Dudo Dean of St. QuentinThe earliest Norman history, which shapes the legend of Rollo and the founding of the duchy.
The Roman De Rou
WaceA verse history of the Norman dukes written in French, with an account of Hastings.
The Normans in European History
Charles Homer HaskinsAn early modern survey that treats the Normans as a European expansion and not just an English story.
The Normans and the Norman Conquest
R. Allen BrownA concise, influential overview of Norman expansion across England, Normandy and the Mediterranean.
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The World of Orderic VitalisMarjorie Chibnall - The Norman Kingdom of Sicily
The Norman Kingdom of SicilyDonald Matthew - William the Conqueror
William the ConquerorDavid Bates - The Norman Conquest
The Norman ConquestMarc Morris - The Gesta Guillelmi of William of Poitiers
The Gesta Guillelmi of William of PoitiersGulielmus Pictaviensis.1998 - A Survey of London
A Survey of LondonJohn Stow1598 - ecclesiastical history of England and Normandy
ecclesiastical history of England and NormandyOrdericus Vitalis1853 - My Lady Reluctant
My Lady ReluctantLaurie Grant2000 - The Struggle for Mastery
The Struggle for MasteryDavid Carpenter2003 - Queen Emma and the Vikings
Queen Emma and the VikingsHarriet O'Brien2005 - The Normans in Sicily
The Normans in SicilyJohn Julius Norwich1992 - William the Conqueror
William the ConquerorDavid Charles Douglas1964