NINETEEN DAYS IN AUTUMN: A NEW HISTORY OF 1066 (HB)

In the autumn of 1066, he tumultuous nineteen days from the Battle of Stamford Bridge to the Battle of Hastings resulted in the deaths of two monarchs and the end of Anglo-Scandinavian rule in England. Discover the stories of Tostig Godwinson, Harold II's estranged brother; of William the Conqueror's enigmatic wife, Matilda of Flanders, alleged lover of Harold of England; and meet the regular people swept up in events beyond their control, such as an English farmer beheaded for his unwillingness to give up his fur-lined coat to a Norwegian invader.