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The Last Great Saxon Earls #1
Top Hat Books
May 2015
On Sale: April 24, 2015
351 pages
ISBN: 1782798013
EAN: 9781782798019
Kindle: B00UMARTCU
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Fiction | Historical
Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed
everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first
Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an
unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power?
Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of
the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by
the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an
Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He
sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a
future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep
his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were
brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn.
Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward
the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans
gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine
regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only
to discover that his second son Harold was destined to
surpass him in renown and glory.
The Last Great Saxon Earls
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