Godiva By Nerys Jones

England, 1045: The Normans are circling, waiting their turn to pounce on the English throne and wrest it away from the Anglo-Saxon barons. King Edward the Confessor, the childless, half Norman "Virgin King" does his Machiavellian best to aid them. Everything centres on the succession. Earl Lovric of Mercia and his wife, Godiva - two of the most powerful of his Anglo-Saxon vassals - are inevitably drawn into the machinations at Court. When Edward manipulates their son into a treasonable act and makes him a pawn in his power play, Godiva's maternal instincts rise to the fore. Intrigue and power play undermine her own trust in her husband. and the stage is set for one of the most powerful mythological stories of British history.

Book Information

Format: Paperback

Published: 01/01/2008

Genre: Historical fiction

Pages: 343

Dimensions: 234 x 154mm

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