Godwine Kingmaker (The Last Great Saxon Earls, Band 1) - Softcover

Buch 1 von 3: The Last Great Saxon Earls

Rochelle, Mercedes

 
9781734797459: Godwine Kingmaker (The Last Great Saxon Earls, Band 1)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1734797452 ISBN 13: 9781734797459
Verlag: Sergeant Press, 2015

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Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power? Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only to discover that his second son Harold was destined to surpass him in renown and glory.

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Verlag
Sergeant Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1734797452
ISBN 13 
9781734797459
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Anzahl der Seiten
286
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