Frank Barlow, review of Douglas's William the Conqueror in History, Vol. 50, No. 168 (1965), p. 69
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No one knows more than Douglas about the early history of Normandy and here we have a magisterial survey of the duchy, both before and after the Conquest. No one leads more confidently through the genealogical maze and uses family connections to better effect.
— Frank Barlow
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About David C. Douglas
David Charles Douglas (1898–1982) was a historian of the Norman period at the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford.
About David C. Douglas
David Charles Douglas (1898–1982) was a historian of the Norman period at the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford.
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