Tag: Harold Godwinson

Review: Spear Havoc – C.R. May

Posted on by Speesh in 1066, Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Review: The Last Viking by Berwick Coates

Posted on by Speesh in Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction

The Last Viking by Berwick Coates My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the story of how you really want 1066 to finish. After this battle - stop. Harold and the English win the battle of Stamford Bridge, see off the last Viking challenge. Nothing else happens. Everyone lives happy ever after. If you’ve read anything about the 1066 … Continue reading Review: The Last Viking by Berwick Coates →

Review: The Last Conquest

Posted on by Speesh in Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Norman Conquest

The Last Conquest by Berwick Coates My rating: 4 of 5 stars A thoroughly enjoyable, maybe slightly alternative look at the possibilities surrounding the first couple of weeks of the Norman Conquest, leading up to and including the Battle of Hastings. It is a novel, so fiction, but thanks to the fiction and non-fiction reading … Continue reading Review: The Last Conquest →