The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis: Volume II: Books III & IV

The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis has been called `the greatest of all medieval chronicles'. It is a detailed history of the Norman people and their conquests, full of vivid and penetrating portraits of kings and queens, lords and bishops, and humble villagers. It is important as a unique and authentic picture of feudal society during the emergence of the Anglo-Norman realm. Here Volume II of Marjorie Chibnall's six-volume edition of the Ecclesiastical History is now available for the first time in paperback.