Harold II; The Doomed Saxon King

History

Rex, Peter

Europe

Tempus

How the English violently rebelled against the invading Normans.

The English Resistance : The Underground War Against the Normans

Americas

Tempus Publishing, Limited

This biography looks at the legendary English hero Hereward, an 11th century Anglo-Saxon leader who fought against the Norma Conquest.

Hereward: The Last Englishman

Tempus Pub Ltd

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. Harold II: The Doomed Saxon King is the first full-scale biography of England's "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 to succeed him. The Battle of Hasting was a close-run battle that could have gone either way—England would be a very different place today had the fatal arrow missed Harold's eye.

Harold II: The Doomed Saxon King

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

In 1066 the English were conquered by the infamous invader, William the Conqueror. However, this is not the whole story. The English did not roll over and die before their suppressorsfar from it. Peter Rex brings to life the resistance, from those who allied themselves with the new regime to those who went underground” to subvert it such as Hereward the Wake and Edric the Wild. Rex examines William’s pacification attempts, alongside his notorious harrying” of the north.

The English Resistance: The Underground War Against the Normans

Edgar, youngest son of King Edmund of Wessex, became ruler of a united England in 959. Although he became known as Edgar "the Peaceable," he ruled his country with an iron fist. His strict government was backed by military forces which deterred invasion by the Vikings. No such invading occurred from the time Eric Bloodaxe left York in 954 until 980, five years after Edgar's death. In this detailed account, Peter Rex follows his reign, during which he introduced the first form of national taxation, married at least twice, and fathered Edward the Martyr and Ethelred II, "the Unready."

Edgar, King of the English

After the Norman victory in Hastings in 1066, William the Conqueror's oppression of the English led to widespread famine, death and destruction. Returning from Flanders to find his country taken over by the Normans, Hereward, embarked on a path of resistance. This work rescues Hereward from the myths associated with his life and career.

The first major biography of Edward the Confessor for almost 40 years, written by a critically acclaimed historian, presents a very different interpretation of Edward's personality—not the holy simpleton, rather a wily and devious king of England. Born when England was besieged by blood thirsty Vikings, the future King of England was forced into exile in Normandy to escape the Danish invasion. Often portrayed as holy simpleton, Edward was in fact a wily and devious King. To most Kings a childless marriage would have been an Achilles heel to their reign, but Edward turned this to his advantage. He cunningly played off his potential rivals and successors to his advantage using the prize of the throne as leverage. Edward's posthumous reputation grew as stories were spread by the monks of his magnificent foundation, Westminster Abbey. The childless King was transformed through the monks' vision into a chaste, pious, and holy man. Miracles were attributed to him and he was credited with the King's Touch—the ability to cure illnesses by touch alone. In 1161 he was canonized as Saint Edward the Confessor and is the patron saint of the Royal Family.

King & Saint: The Life of Edward the Confessor

The History Press

In 1066, the English were conquered by the infamous invader, William the Conqueror. However, this is not the whole storythe English did not roll over and die before their oppressors; far from it. For over five years the English violently rebelled against the invading Norman people, murdering quislings, burning towns, and sacking cathedrals. Peter Rex tells the story of how each rebellion, their often colorful leaders (including Hereward the Wake, Edgar the Aetheling, and Edric the Wild) and the rebels themselves, whom the Normans called "silvatici" or forest dwellers. He also considers William’s pacification attempts, especially his notorious "harrying" of the north which amounted to genocide. If you thought it was all over with King Harold’s death, this book reinforces the view that the English are not easily overcome.

History Pr Ltd

A radical retelling of the most important event in English history - the Norman invasion of 1066. The Norman Conquest is the single most important event in English history. On this invasion and 'regime change' pivoted the second millennium of English history. This is well recognised, what is not is how long and hard the English people fought to deny William 'the Bastard', Duke of Normandy his prize. Rather than being the smooth transition peddled by pro-Norman historians, the Norman Conquest was a brutal and violent takeover by an army of occupation. Unknown thousands of rebellious thegns resisted the Norman regime, the most famous being Hereward, but there were plenty of willing collaborators among England's clergy, who pushed for William to be crowned king. In return he let them retain their sees and abbacies, as well as the vast tracts of land. Peter Rex tells the whole story of the Conquest of England by the Normans from its genesis in the deathbed decision of King Edward the Confessor in January 1066 to recommend Harold Godwinson as his successor, to the crushing of the last flickers of English resistance in June 1076.

1066: A New History of the Norman Conquest

Ancient Civilizations

Amberley Publishing

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Harold II; The Doomed Saxon King

The English Resistance : The Underground War Against the Normans

Hereward: The Last Englishman

Harold II: The Doomed Saxon King

The English Resistance: The Underground War Against the Normans

Edgar, King of the English

Hereward: The Last Englishman

King & Saint: The Life of Edward the Confessor

The English Resistance: The Underground War Against the Normans

1066: A New History of the Norman Conquest