A recent book which looks at this in an interesting fashion is _The Wake_ which treats the Norman Conquest in apocalyptic terms using a language markedly different and appropriate

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21023409-the-wake

There is an interesting review of The Wake on the PSmiths literary substack:

https://www.thepsmiths.com/p/guest-review-the-wake-by-paul-k...