Try NOW! The Year Of Conquest David Howarth (PDF) ; A Short History of England Simon Jenkins The heroes and villains, triumphs and disasters of English history are instantly familiar—-from the Norman Conquest to Henry VIII, Queen Victoria to the two world wars This paper will explore the reasons for Norman victory. This is a story about the year, more specifically England and the Norman Invasion. Everyone knows as the date of the Norman invasion and conquest of England. The year is one of the mo