Hereward 3 My version: HardbackGenre: Historical Fiction, 1066, EnglandPublisher: Transworld, Random HouseFirst published: 2013ISBN: 978-0-593-06502-0Bought, signed From the cover:"1071. Five years have passed since the Norman's crushing victory at Hastings. England reels under the savage rule of its new king, the one they call 'the Bastard.' the North has been left a wasteland - villages … Continue reading Review: Hereward: End Of Days – James Wilde
The best historical novel of 1066
My version: HardbackGenre: Historical Fiction, 11th Century, Norman conquestPublisher: Little Brown Book GroupFirst published: 2012ISBN: 9781847444974Pages: 672Bought From the cover:"1072 AD. The Normans have captured England. The Turks have captured a Norman knight. And in order to free him, a Frank warrior named Vallon must capture four rare hawks. As they track their quarry to the far … Continue reading Review: Hawk Quest – Robert Lyndon
Series: Hereward 1 My version: HardbackGenre: Historical Fiction, Hereward, 1066, the Norman conquestPublisher: Transworld PublishersFirst published: 2012ISBN: 9780553825169Pages: 480Bought From the cover:"1062, a time many fear is the End of Days. With the English King Edward heirless and ailing, across the grey seas in Normandy the brutal William the Bastard waits for the moment when he can … Continue reading Review: Hereward – James Wilde
History, as written by the winners
From bloody battles and riotous feast days, to marauding packs of wolves
Couldn't I Just Tell You 