The Last English King

The Last English King

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author = Julian Rathbone
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Historical novel
publisher = Little, Brown
release_date = 1997
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media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 381 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-316-64139-1
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"The Last English King" (1997) is a historical novel by English writer Julian Rathbone. The novel covers the events leading up to and including the Battle of Hastings. It revolves around Walt Edwinson, a housecarl of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. The story starts with Walt returning to England four years after the Battle of Hastings. He had fled after the defeat of the Anglo-Saxons and had spent four years wandering in Europe and Asia.


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