The Godwins: The Rise and Fall of a Noble Dynasty - Rilegato

Barlow, Frank

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ISBN 10: 0582423813 ISBN 13: 9780582423817

Casa editrice: Longman Pub Group, 2001

Riassunto

This is the history of the powerful Godwin dynasty, from the mystery of their ancestral origins and background, to their rise to power under King Cnut, and their opportunism and accumulation of wealth under his successors. It was a period of  violent upheaval in English history, with Viking attacks and the conquest of England by Danish kings. Writing with clarity and panache, Frank Barlow places the Godwins at the centre of this unstable world, charting the family's fortunes through to Harold - the last Anglo-Saxon kings - his accession and downfall, at the hand of William the Conquerer and the Norman Conquest.

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Recensione:

'[for] those who like their early Middle Ages replete with murder and mayhem...Frank Barlow has an epic tale to tell' History Today

L'autore:

Frank Barlow is the author of the bestselling Feudal Kingdom of England. He is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Exeter.

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• Editore: Longman Pub Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0582423813
• ISBN 13: 9780582423817
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 160