The Norman Conquest and its impact on the English language and England itself have always fascinated me. This book is an instructive and thorough look into the Conquest and the individuals involved (although, it only makes passing mentions of the impact of the Norman Conquest on English as a language, and most of these are near the end). The author did not speculate much, and when he did speculate based on the available evidence, he mentioned what was speculation and what was not. Morris also provided the names of his referenced chroniclers and documents with evaluations of their biases and accuracy or authenticity, which is appreciated.

The book was well-written and I would read it again and recommend it to anyone interested in the Norman Conquest or England from around 1066 to the 1080s. As the book concluded, I think readers will find that the Conquest was both good and bad and had a profound impact on England and the English which led to much of what makes England what it is today.