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The Handfasted Wife

by Carol McGrath
Heather Wilds
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The Handfasted Wife is the story of the Norman Conquest from the perspective of Edith (Elditha) Swanneck, Harold's common-law wife. She is set aside for a political marriage when Harold becomes king in 1066. Determined to protect her children's destinies and control her economic future, she is taken to William's camp when her estate is sacked on the eve of the Battle of Hastings. She later identifies Harold's body on the battlefield and her youngest son becomes a Norman hostage. This is an adventure story of love, loss, survival and reconciliation.
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Series: Daughters of Hastings Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781494590345
  • File size: 349808 KB
  • Release date: March 31, 2015
  • Duration: 12:08:45

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  • ISBN: 9781494590345
  • File size: 349855 KB
  • Release date: March 31, 2015
  • Duration: 12:08:41
  • Number of parts: 11
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Fiction Literature Romance Historical Fiction

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The Handfasted Wife is the story of the Norman Conquest from the perspective of Edith (Elditha) Swanneck, Harold's common-law wife. She is set aside for a political marriage when Harold becomes king in 1066. Determined to protect her children's destinies and control her economic future, she is taken to William's camp when her estate is sacked on the eve of the Battle of Hastings. She later identifies Harold's body on the battlefield and her youngest son becomes a Norman hostage. This is an adventure story of love, loss, survival and reconciliation.
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Fiction Literature Romance Historical Fiction