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Battle for the Island Kingdom

Don Hollway

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  • 432 sidor
  • 2023
SHORTLIST FOR MILITARY HISTORY MATTERS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 Weaving together period sources and a fast-paced narrative, this is a rich history of the years leading up to 1066 when Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans vied for the English crown. Includes all the key individuals that inspired the final season of Netflix's Vikings: Valhalla and the brand-new BBC drama King and Conqueror. Bloody battles, political intrigues and dynastic marriages all played a part in shaping a nascent England. Battle for the Island Kingdom is a rich history of the violent six decades when Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and ultimately Normans vied for the English crown before the seismic Battle of Hastings determined the fate of England for centuries. Discover the defining personalities of the age, from the English king Aethelred and his nemesis Viking Svein Forkbeard to Cnut who forged an empire across England and Scandinavia only for his Norman queen Emma and Saxon consort Aelfifu to pit his sons against each other. We discover how the power-hungry Earl Godwin plays all sides until his own son Harold eventually seizes the crown and why Harold's brother Tostig chose to betray both him and his people for the Norman William the Bastard, who would become William the Conqueror. Thisis a gripping tale of divided loyalties, treason and military might by master storyteller Don Hollway, author of the critically acclaimed The Last Viking.
  • Författare: Don Hollway
  • Illustratör: 8-page plate section in colour 8-page plate section in colour
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9781472858931
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 432
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2023-11-09
  • Förlag: Osprey Publishing