num_pages: 297
description: The Lion and the Rose: William Rising introduced us to the young William Duke of Normandy and his treacherous and terrible childhood beset by battles betrayals and heartbreak as he fought his own barons to survive and claim his birthright. The Gathering Storm plunges us even deeper into the violent upheaval and passionate drama of his unfolding story. Now twenty-two William has won his most pivotal battle and taken control of his inheritance but impossible struggles loom as he fights to put Normandy back together -- and very few of his enemies are actually defeated. Furthermore across the Channel the question of an heir for a childless king begins to loom large and the ruthless and scheming Godwin Earl of Wessex will stop at nothing to claim it for his family.Written with the same meticulous historical research and flair by debut author Hilary Rhodes The Gathering Storm raises the stakes to the utmost level and a crown and a kingdom hang in the balance. In these pages lords rise and fall England and Normandy are drawn into a perilous collision course bishops barons dukes queens and earls play a dangerous game of power and glory and those who are not strong enough are trampled underfoot. The crows circle and the banners are raised and the last Saxon king and the greatest Norman duke are destined to face each other in a battle that will change the course of history.
language: English
title: The Gathering Storm
publisher: None