The House of Godwine: The History of a Dynasty

by Emma Mason and Emma Mason

Harold Godwineson was king of England from January 1066 until his death at Hastings in October of that year. For much of the reign of Edward the Confessor, who was married to Harold's sister Eadgyth, the Godwine family, led by Earl Godwine, had dominated English politics. In The Rise and Fall of the House of Godwine, Emma Mason tells the turbulent story of a remarkable family which, until Harold's unexpected defeat, looked far more likely...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852853891
• ISBN13: 9781852853891
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.4"