Statue of William the Conquerer at Falaise, Normandy
When I took the rear view with him towering over the church I had in mind that people like William controlled the Church and used it for political purposes. Later I read this in a book I bought in Falaise Castle:
There could scarcely be a better example of William's political skill, for at a stroke he had managed to get the Church to give him the monopoly of violence in Normandy. 1066: The Year of the Three Battles, F. McLynn
There could scarcely be a better example of William's political skill, for at a stroke he had managed to get the Church to give him the monopoly of violence in Normandy.
1066: The Year of the Three Battles, F. McLynn
In this case I liked the way the pale images of him make him seem like a ghostly reminder, and the front and rear angles combined - for me - suggest the horse prancing around and his control of all of Normandy. Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.
