Sourcebooks Landmark
March 2011
On Sale: March 1, 2011
592 pages ISBN: 140224066X EAN: 9781402240669 Kindle: B004ISLNW4 Trade Size / e-Book Add to Wish List
England, 1044. Harold Godwineson, a young, respected Earl,
falls in love with an ordinary but beautiful woman. He
marries Edyth despite her lack of pedigree, pitting him
against his turbulent family and his selfish King, Edward.
In France, William, the bastard son of a duke, falls in love
with power. Brutal and dangerously smart, William sets his
sights on England, finding ambition a difficult lust to conquer.
In 1066, with the old King Edward dying, England falls
vulnerable to the winds of fate-and the stubborn will of
these two powerful men. In this beautifully crafted tale,
Helen Hollick sets aside the propaganda of the Norman
Conquest and brings to life the English version of the story
of the last Saxon King, revealing his tender love,
determination, and proud loyalty, all shattered by the
unforgiving needs of a Kingdom. Forced to give up his wife
and risk his life for England, the chosen King led his army
into the great Battle of Hastings in October 1066 with all
the honor and dignity that history remembers of its fallen
heroes.
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