Nineteen Days in Autumn: A New History of 1066

This new history unveils the drama that unfolded over the nineteen days between the Battles of Stamford Bridge and Hastings in the Autumn of 1066.

On 5 January 1066, Edward the Confessor's death plunged England into a succession crisis that would indelibly change the nation forever. Mere hours after Edward’s remains had been laid to rest, his brother-in-law Harold II seized power, inciting the wrath of two formidable challengers: King Haraldr of Norway and Edward’s ambitious cousin, William...