1066: What Fates Impose
G K Holloway
isbn: 9781783062201
language: English
format: paperback
categories: Historical Fiction
Mid 11th century England is unknowingly on the brink of being changed forever. King Edward has not named a successor. Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex is his obvious replacement but he has rivals at home and abroad to contend with. He has powerful friends and two women who love him but he has ruthless enemies who will stop at nothing to make the kingdom their own.
History without the dust, drama without the histrionics. Humanity without sentimentality. A fascinating account of pre-Conquest England up to the Battle of Hastings - vibrant with tension.