Usurpers, A New Look at Medieval Kings

This examination of six usurper kings of England, and the people and circumstances surrounding them, is “a masterpiece of academic scholarship” ( Midwest Book Review ). In the Middle Ages, England had to contend with a string of usurpers who disrupted the British monarchy—and ultimately changed the course of European history by deposing England’s reigning kings and seizing power for themselves. Some of the most infamous usurper kings to come out of medieval England include William the Conqueror,