02837oam 2200529I 450 991045260760332120200520144314.01-315-83551-70-582-78440-91-317-86809-91-317-86810-210.4324/9781315835518 (CKB)2550000001110792(StDuBDS)AH25525829(OCoLC)859159080(MiAaPQ)EBC1353488(Au-PeEL)EBL1353488(CaPaEBR)ebr10747564(CaONFJC)MIL510684(OCoLC)870589932(EXLCZ)99255000000111079220180706e20132002 uy 0engur|||||||||||The Godwins the rise and fall of a noble dynasty /Frank BarlowOxon [England] :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (240 p.)First published 2002 by Pearson Education.1-138-13828-2 1-299-79433-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 IndexThis 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.'[for] those who like their early Middle Ages replete with murder and mayhem... Frank Barlow has an epic tale to tell' History Today The family of Earl Godwin of Wessex stands among the most famous in English history, whose most famous son was King Harold. Frank Barlow charts the family through to Harold - the last Anglo-Saxon king - and finally the crowning of William the Conqueror during the Norman Conquest. Set against the backdrop of Viking raids and ultimately the Norman Conquest of 1066, Frank Barlow unravels the gripping history of a feuding family that nevertheless determined the course and fortunes of all the English.NobilityGreat BritainBiographyGreat BritainHistoryAnglo-Saxon period, 449-1066Great BritainHistoryNorman period, 1066-1154Electronic books.Nobility942.0190922Barlow Frank.138694MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452607603321The Godwins2131690UNINA