Download or read book The Roll of Battle Abbey written by Bernard Burke and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1978 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roll of Battle Abbey contains the names of several hundred of the noble companions of William the Conqueror. The work in hand, a compilation by John Bernard Burke, is a heavily annotated list of the companions of the Conqueror, the annotations providing an account of the origins of each companion and his relationship to William, a description of his baronies and estates, an assessment of his position in the feudal hierarchy, and a concise history of his life and times.