King William then utters the following words to the room: ‘I appoint no one as my heir to the Crown of England, but leave it to the disposal of the Eternal Creator, whose I am and who orders all things. For I did not attain that high honour by hereditary right, but wrested it from the perjured King Harold in a desperate bloody battle.’
England is in crisis. King Edward has no heir and promises never to produce one. There are no obvious successors available to replace him, but quite a few claimants are eager to take the crown. While power struggles break out between the various factions at court, enemies abroad plot to make England their own. There are raids across the borders with Wales and Scotland.
Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, is seen by many as the one man who can bring stability to the kingdom. He has powerful friends and two women who love him, but he has enemies will stop at nothing to gain power. As 1066 begins, England heads for an uncertain future. It seems even the heavens are against Harold.
Intelligent and courageous, can Harold forge his own destiny – or does he have to bow to what fates impose?
Publication Date: March 4, 2013
Matador Publishing
I have been interested in history since I was a boy, which I suppose
explains why, when I came across a degree course in History and Politics
at Coventry University that looked tailor made for me, I applied right
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I have been interested in history since I was a boy, which I suppose
explains why, when I came across a degree course in History and Politics
at Coventry University that looked tailor made for me, I applied right
away.
In my first year at Coventry I lived in the halls of residence within
a stone’s throw of the Leofric Hotel. In the opposite direction, just a
short walk from my halls, is the bell tower that houses a clock, which
when its bell chimes the hour, produces a half size model of naked Lady
Godiva riding a horse for the titillation of tourists. Above her,
Peeping Tom leans out of a window for a better view. In all of the three
years I was there, it never once occurred to me that I would one day
write a book featuring Earl Leofric and his famous wife, as key players.
After graduating I spent a year in Canada before I returned to
England to train as a Careers Officer in Bristol. Later, I lived and
worked in Gloucestershire as a Careers Officer and then in Adult
Education as an Education Guidance worker.
After I met my wife, I moved back to Bristol to live and I worked at
Bath Spa University as a Student Welfare Officer for a number of years.
It was about this time I read a biography about King Harold II which
fascinated me so much I read more and more about the man and the times. I
found the whole pre-conquest period of England so interesting I
couldn’t understand why no one had written a novel about it. So, I
decided to write one myself. Now, after many years of study and time
spent over a hot keyboard, I have finally produced that novel.
1066: What Fates Impose is the result of all that study and hard work
and is the first book I’ve written. I am now working on a sequel.
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