LoginThe Last English King: The Life of Harold II
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Harold Godwinson was king of England for less than a year and failed to defend England from William the Conqueror's invading Norman army in 1066, an army that wreaked havoc across the country and changed the political history of England forever. Indeed, 1066 was so critical a turning point that it marked the end of the Anglo-Saxon epoch. The Last English King is the first full-scale biography of Englands lost king , an astute political operator who as Earl of Wessex won the affection of the English people and the death-bed nomination from Edward the Confessor (king of England 1041-1066) to succeed him. Peter Rex tells the story
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Manufacturer: The History Press Ltd
Release date: 6 June 2008
ISBN-10 : 0752445995 | ISBN-13: 9780752445991
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Release date: 6 June 2008
ISBN-10 : 0752445995 | ISBN-13: 9780752445991
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