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This story is set in the England of 1044. As dawn breaks over a summer's landscape, Harold Godwinesson is riding east. One of seven sons of the noble Godwime family, he is newly created Earl of East Anglia. But marrying for love sets him against his family and his King. In France, William, the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Earl Harold, or King Harold II: Appointed Protector of (The Dowager) Queen Edith and King of England by Saint (King) Edward The Confessor, on his deathbed. King Edwards appointed heir, kinsman, Edgar, who had been named the AEthling, was only ten at the time of Edwards death. King Harold was the brother of Queen Edith and Earl of large note, although of no royal blood.
- William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy: Add a description of this character.
- Edward: Now known as Edward the Confessor
- Harold Godwinesson: the last Saxon king of England
- Mathilda
- Emma
- Edyth
- Edith
- Gytha
- Robert Champart
- Gruffydd
- Leofwine
- Tostig
- Norman
- Goddwin
- Edgar
- Gyrth
- Swegn
- Hakon
- Beorn
- Leofric
- Alditha
- Agatha
- Eustace
- Siward
- Henry
- Stigand
- Hardrada
- Judith
- Ralf
- Edmund
- Gospatric
- Fitz Osbern
- Baldwin
- Ælfgar
- Alfred
- Hall
- Mama
- Wulfnoth
- Ealdred
- Magnus
- Gunnhild
Setting & Locations edit
- England
- London
- Wales
- Northumbria
- East Anglia
- Winchester
- Bosham
- Rome
- Norway
- York
- France
- Mercia
- Waltham
- Flanders
- Boulogne
- Denmark
- Canterbury
- Guy De Ponthieu
- Rouen
- Gloucester
- Scotland
- Dover
- Brittany
- Sandwich
- Hereford
- Gwynedd
- Alençon
- Channel Sea
- Pevensey
- Wilton
- Southwark
- Eadgifu
- Rhuddlan
- Ireland
- Germany
- Stamford Bridge
- Domfront
- Bayeux
- White Horse
- Rannulf
- Evesham
- Lea
- Lord King
- Riccall
- Hastings
- Nazeing
First Sentence edit
Emma, twice married, twice widowed, Dowager Queen of England, watched her only surviving son dance, tripping and prancing with dainty steps among the boisterous twirl of men and women.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Helen Hollick (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: William Heinemann
Country: England
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0434004898
Page Count: 560
Publisher: William Heinemann
Country: England
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0434004898
Page Count: 560
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
- Books › History › World › Medieval
- Books › History › Europe › England
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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