Harold and William
Subtitle: the battle for England, A.D. 1064-1066
By: Benton Rain Patterson.
Edition: 1st Cooper Square Press ed.
Publisher: Cooper Square Press; Cooper Square Publishing, LLC
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
Subjects: Harold, King of England, 1022?-1066.; William I, King of England, 1027 or 8-1087 -- Military leadership.; Anglo-Saxons -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.; Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066.; Great Britain -- History -- Edward, the Confessor, 1042-1066.; Great Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087.
Description: "Harold and William brings to life one of the most decisive and influential military campaigns in the English-speaking world - and the rivalry that created and fueled it. Here is the dramatic story of Harold Godwinson (c. 1022-1066), Earl of Wessex, and William "the Conqueror" (1027-1087), Duke of Normandy, in their bitter, bloody quest for the crown and destiny of England." "The author traces the Norman Conquest to its origins in the summer of 1064, when William rescued Harold and maneuvered him into pledging fealty to the duke and to his claim to the English throne. Upon the death of the English king, Harold cast aside what, in his view, was an invalid oath involuntarily coerced from him and accepted the English crown."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.