Medieval Historical Fiction Novel of the Week
Harold the King
Paperback: 704 pages
Publisher: BookForce UK Ltd; 2nd edition (February 6, 2007)
Average Customer Review on Amazon: 5 stars (8 reviews)
Product Description:
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 bastard son of a duke, is hungry for power. A charismatic leader, he care nothing for the hypocrisy of court, only his next victory. Matched by his determined wife Mathilda, he casts his eyes towards England. King Edward is alternately influenced and angered by his powerful mother, the Dowager Queen Emma. Manipulated into a marriage of convenience with Harolds sister, he is at the mercy of his nobles - an he lacks an heir.
Filed under: Norman Conquest, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction on October 7th, 2008
I read this last year and thought it was excellent.
Tanzanite, what did you like best about it?