Of the Ring of Earls (Conqueror Trilogy Book 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (689 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01LS2S7S0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 214 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ellis Bell said Compelling story; Compelling story; 4.5 stars Ellis Bell If you've read Elizabeth Chadwick's The Winter Mantle, you'll know what this novel is about: Waltheof of Huntingdon, the English Earl who nonetheless managed to keep his lands after the invasion of the Normans in 1066. He led a rebellion against the King, who nevertheless managed to forgive him; and later, Waltheof married Judith, William's niece.It's a very, very good, story, one that I suspect not many people know abo. .5 stars. If you've read Elizabeth Chadwick's The Winter Mantle, you'll know what this novel is about: Waltheof of Huntingdon, the English Earl who nonetheless managed to keep his lands after the invasion of the Normans in 1066. He led a rebellion against the King, who nevertheless managed to forgive him; and later, Waltheof married Judith, William's niece.It's a very, very good, story, one that I suspect not many people know abo. After Hastings, The Sorrow Continues Miranda Good Most of the historical fiction I have read dealing with the Norman Conquest usually ends with the heart-breaking Battle of Hastings with King Harold ripped to pieces among his fallen housecarls and William the Bastard's Norman invaders plundering Saxon England. I always want to read about what happens next, what happened to the few remaining English nobles who survived? This novel is about the most famous remaining Engl. Brilliant. A wonderful story of a little recognised leader of men.It is great that his story is told even if it is in the form of the novel.
A last challenge to the Norman might, a final chance for glory, a decisive test of old allegiances and new loyalties. Follow the heart; or follow the head. Of the Ring of Earls, the first in Juliet Dymoke’s epic Conqueror Trilogy, charts the fate of Waltheof of Huntington: a knight whose true story embodies the turmoil that followed the last successful invasion of Britain.. Harold lies dead, William of Normandy stands victorious: it’s 1066 and England is conquered. As the country bows under the Norman yoke and Waltheof struggles to come to terms with his decision, a new Saxon hope emerges. For Waltheof of Huntington and his fellow survivors of the Battle of Hastings, there is a simple choice: submit to this new foreign king, or die at the gallows