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The Harrowing
James Aitcheson
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Description for The Harrowing
Paperback. 1066, The Norman Conquest: Five strangers. Five secrets. No refuge. No turning back. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FJH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 309.
Five strangers. Five secrets. No refuge. No turning back. In the aftermath of 1066, a Norman army marches through the North of England: burning, killing and laying waste to everything in its path. The Harrowing has begun. As towns and villages fall to the invaders, five travellers fleeing the slaughter are forced to band together for survival. Refugees in their own country, they journey through the wasteland, hoping to find sanctuary with the last stand of the Saxon rebellion. But are they fleeing the Normans or their own troubles? Priest, Lady, Servant, Warrior, Minstrel: ... Read more
Five strangers. Five secrets. No refuge. No turning back. In the aftermath of 1066, a Norman army marches through the North of England: burning, killing and laying waste to everything in its path. The Harrowing has begun. As towns and villages fall to the invaders, five travellers fleeing the slaughter are forced to band together for survival. Refugees in their own country, they journey through the wasteland, hoping to find sanctuary with the last stand of the Saxon rebellion. But are they fleeing the Normans or their own troubles? Priest, Lady, Servant, Warrior, Minstrel: ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784297336
SKU
V9781784297336
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10
About James Aitcheson
James Aitcheson was born in Wiltshire in 1985 and studied History at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where began his fascination with the medieval period and the Norman Conquest in particular. He is a regular speaker at historical festivals and schools. www.jamesaitcheson.com / @JamesAitcheson
Reviews for The Harrowing
Aitcheson neatly mixes action and intrigue in equal measure
BBC History Magazine
Vibrant and authentic. Rarely have I been so transported into the world of the medieval knight, and his environs
Ben Kane, author of Eagles of War, on James Aitcheson
Plenty of exciting battles and a protagonist narrator who is a real pleasure to read ... Read more
BBC History Magazine
Vibrant and authentic. Rarely have I been so transported into the world of the medieval knight, and his environs
Ben Kane, author of Eagles of War, on James Aitcheson
Plenty of exciting battles and a protagonist narrator who is a real pleasure to read ... Read more