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 The Last English King - Julian Rathbone
 The Last English King - Julian Rathbone ... wanders across Asia Minor with Quint, an intellectual renegade monk. On the way, he unfolds the events which led to the battle which was to effect the destinies of every English man and woman.Newest Review: ... man who is also an excellent military commander and strategist. Importantly, with Harold at least, you really sympathise and ... more ... grow to like him, and he becomes very poignant figure, especially since you know what his fate is. You almost want to scream out a warning to try and stop the course of history. Seeing Harold die is like seeing a friend killed.
It's clear that Rathbone has done a huge amount of research for this book, and every page drips information and adds to the highly authentic atmosphere of the book. As well as exploring the main events of the period in an interesting and engaging way, Rathbone also manages to cram in lot...more |
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The Last English King - Julian Rathbone: Here's Harry! (1134 words)
by - written on 17/11/08 (Very useful, 120 readings)
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The Last English King is a fictional account of the rise and fall of King Harold, whose death at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 brought about massive changes in the way English society was ruled. Having read the similarly themed Warriors of the Dragon Gold around 12 months ago, I was interested to see how the two accounts compared. Julian Rathbone manages to weave a very interesting story from amongst the intrigue of 11th century political life. People who are interested in history, and particularly in this period will find it is fairly accurate in terms of people dates and so on, whilst people who are not particularly fond of either straight history or ... Read the complete review
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