St Edward the Confessor, King of the English, is commonly despised by historians. He was the last of his dynasty and after his death his country was conquered by the foreigner. But that foreign conquest was exactly what St Edward had wished for.
In this novel Alfred Duggan brings to life different customs, races and languages, as well as the violence and struggle for power between the Godwinssons and other great Earls - a Saxon England which seemed too large a country to unite except in dread of the Vikings.
Author Biography
Alfred Duggan (1903-64) was a bestselling historical novelist during the 1950s. While hugely readable, his novels were based on meticulous historical research. He also wrote some excellent popular histories of Ancient Rome and the Middle Ages. KNIGHT WITH ARMOUR was his first novel, written in 1946 and he went on to write over 30 fiction and non fiction books.
Previous titles include:
Count Bohemond;
Knight With Armour;
Winter Quarters;
The Devil's Brood;
The Little Emperors;
Conscience Of The King;
Three's Company;
The Lady For Ransom;
Lord Geoffrey's Fancy;
Family Favourites.
