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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452607603321

Autore

Barlow Frank

Titolo

The Godwins : the rise and fall of a noble dynasty / / Frank Barlow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-315-83551-7

0-582-78440-9

1-317-86809-9

1-317-86810-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

942.0190922

Soggetti

Nobility - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Great Britain History Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066

Great Britain History Norman period, 1066-1154

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2002 by Pearson Education.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

General Editor's Preface Author's Preface List of Genealogies List of Plates Abbreviations Introduction Sources 1. The Family's Origins and Godwin's Early Years 2. Godwin under the Danish Kings, 1016-1042 3. Godwin in Power, 1042-1051 4. Godwin's Children 5. The Lull before the Storms, 1062-1065 6. Harold's Triumph, 1065-1066 7. The Collapse of the Dynasty, 1066 8. The Diaspora, 1066-1098 Epilogue Bibliography Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is the history of the powerful Godwin dynasty, from the mystery of their ancestral origins and background, to their rise to power under King Cnut, and their opportunism and accumulation of wealth under his successors.