The Norman Conquest has been given a five-star review in the Mail on Sunday:

‘Grips not only as a work of narrative history but also as a sleuthing exercise... Morris has captured the triumph and tragedy of this tumultuous era with verve, insight and a rollicking narrative.’

After a long hard slog, my book on castles - the imaginatively entitled Castle - comes back into print today, and should be available in all discerning bookshops. Bodiam, the cover star on the original version, has been relegated to the back cover, making way for the mighty great tower of Rochester, a castle even closer to my heart. I was apparently taken round it almost every weekend in my pushchair...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Castle-History-Buildings-Medieval-Britain/dp/0099558491/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336036055&sr=8-1