The Godwins
Subtitle: the rise and fall of a noble dynasty
By: Frank Barlow.
Publisher: Longman
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Harlow
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
Subjects: Goodwin Family; England -- Biography; Great Britain -- History -- Anglo Saxon period, 449-1066; Great Britain -- History -- Norman period, 1066-1154
Genres: Biography.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-135) and index.