That fatal day: assess the impact of the Norman Conquest on English society, law and

government.

Biographies: William the Conqueror (D. Douglas and D. Bates); William Rufus (F. Barlow);
Henry I (J. Green)
On Anglo-Saxon background;
P. Stafford, Unification and Conquest
J. Campbell, Observations on English government 10th-12th centuries, TRHS 1975
General books:
B. Golding Conquest and Colonization (good intro)
M. Clanchy, England and its Rulers1066-1272 (stimulating synthesis)
D. Carpenter, The Struggle for Mastery (more than a textbook)
R. Frame The Political Development of the British Isles
M. Chibnall, The Debate on the Norman Conquest (very useful historiographical
background)
More specialised
G. Garnett, Conquered England (sophisticated, complex, legalistic all-change view)
W. Warren, The Governance of Anglo-Norman England
J. Holt, Colonial England 1066-1215 esp. chaps. 1, 5-13 and his articles on the family and
knight service, TRHS 1982; Anglo-Norman Studies 1983; cf J. Gillingham on feudalism in
Anglo-Norman Studies 1982 and Sally Hervey on knights fees Past and Present 1970
J. Hudson, The Origins of the English Common Law
J. Prestwich on Anglo-Norman feudalism Past and Present 1963
On Domesday Book
J. Holt, Domesday Studies; P. Sawyer, Domesday Reassessed ;D. Roffe, Domesday: Inquest
and Book; N. Higham, The Domesday Survey, History 1993
Documents:
English Historical Documents, vol II, ed. Douglas, esp. Feudal Charters and Domesday
Book entries. (There is also a complete trans of Domesday in a Penguin paperback.)