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The last english king by julian rathbone little brown, 1997. The last english king isbn 97803122428 pdf epub julian. Mar 04, 2008 the last of these, joseph, a lengthy fiction about the peninsular war, was a contender for the 1979 booker prize, following a nomination for the same gong in 1976 with king fisher lives. King harold of england, weakened by a ferocious viking invasion from the north, could. You may remember that during the last time, we experienced some technical difficulties. Readers bothered by anachronisms and inaccuracies are asked first of all to consider whether or not these may have been intentional. The last english king is the first fullscale biography of england s lost king, an astute political operator who as earl of wessex won the affection of the english people and the deathbed nomination from edward the confessor king of england from 1041 to 1066 to succeed him. The last english king by julian rathbone nook book ebook. Click to read more about the last english king by julian rathbone.
A very english agent by julian rathbone nook book ebook. Last english king by julian rathbone on the sussex downs in 1066, the psychotic william and his gang of european mercenaries began the process which fragmented a civilisation. Last english king more editions of last english king. The last english king of the title is harold godwinson, of course, but rathbone tells the story of the norman conquest of england in 1066ad, for our overseas readers from the point of view of walt, a simple member of king harolds personal bodyguard.
The battle of hastings with the normans on a twohour lunch break. The trickery of the last english king and rathbone knows a fair few writing tricks. A darkhued lament for the loss of jolly old england a millennium ago, when psychopath william the conqueror used a bagful of tricks to best good king harold, this saga from the wideranging rathbone blame hitler, p. Buy the last english king by julian rathbone from waterstones today. Over a 40year writing career the novelist julian rathbone refused to be pigeonholed. It traces his life from birth to his death at the battle of hastings, the start of the norman conquest of britain. It revolves around walt edwinson, a housecarl of harold godwinson, the last anglosaxon king of england. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Buy the last english king new ed by rathbone, julian isbn. Two of which king fisher lives and joseph were shortlisted for the booker prize. The last english king by julian rathbone librarything.
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The last of these, joseph, a lengthy fiction about the peninsular war, was a contender for the 1979 booker prize, following a nomination for the same gong in. The last english king by julian rathbone book cover, description, publication history. Last english king by rathbone, julian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Julian rathbone was the author of many books, including joseph and king fisher lives, both of which were shortlisted for the booker prize. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. The difference is, this is told from the losers side.
Julian christopher rathbone was born in 1935 in blackheath, southeast london. Tostig features in the novels the last english king 2000, by julian rathbone where he is depicted as edward the confessors catamite, harold, the last of the saxon kings, by edward bulwerlytton, the kings shadow, by elizabeth alder, the interim king, by j. The last english king by julian rathbone overdrive. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Dec 04, 1997 julian rathbone s the last english king 1997 is probably the most memorable historical fiction ive ever read. The last english king by julian rathbone fantastic fiction. The life of joseph bosham, selfstyled 3rd viscount of bosham, covering the years from 1790 to 18, p. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Kings of albion is a work of fiction that purports to be set in the fifteenth century. Julian rathbone is the author of many books, including the hugely acclaimed the last english king, kings of albion and the booker shortlisted. Mar 03, 2008 the last of these, joseph, a lengthy fiction about the peninsular war, was a contender for the 1979 booker prize, following a nomination for the same gong in 1976 with king fisher lives. Though better known for his political thrillers, british writer rathbone is also the author of several mainstream novels, two of which joseph and king fisher. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers.
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Anyone who appreciates the craft of bernard cornwell will, i have no doubt, adore works such as joseph, wellingtons war, kings of albion, a very english agent, birth of a nation, etc. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The novel covers the time of the battle of hastings. There are moments in this novel when one could be watching an episode of blackadder. Julian rathbone is the author of many books, including joseph and king fisher lives, both of which were shortlisted for the booker prize. Julian rathbone was the author of many highlyacclaimed novels.
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