This brilliant historical novel provides us with remarkable insights of the events in the years preceding the infamous 1066 Battle of Hastings If you have ideas about bravery in war and heroes in conquest you should definitely read this book. If you feel working long arduous hours, having little to eat and the permanent fear of poverty hanging over you makes for ‘strong men and women’ – think again. The foreword in this book makes it abundantly clear that nobody really wins when the effects of war and lack of prosperity leave a country and its inhabitants devastated. What happened? The Battle of Hastings, the culmination of ruthless and dramatic…