The Conqueror
Language: English
Published by Pan Books Limited, London, 1970
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Leura Books, Bowral, NSW, AustraliaLeura Books
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William the Bastard, base-born son of the Duke of Normandy, must fight the King of France to regain his Duchy. Spurned in love by the lovely Princess Matilda, the fighting Duke dares to take a whip to her in her own father's palace, before making her his bride. Thwarted by the Saxon Earl Harold of a promise of the throne of England, William the Conqueror sails to Hastings to claim the King's crown and sceptre for his own. Book bowed from poor storage. 349 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction::Historical Fiction; Fiction; ISBN: 0330200631. ISBN/EAN: 9780330200639. Inventory No: 258034.
Seller Inventory # 258034
- Title
- The Conqueror
- Author
- Georgette Heyer
- Publisher
- Pan Books Limited, London
- Publication year
- 1970
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Softcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0330200631
- ISBN 13
- 9780330200639
- Edition
- Eighth printing.
- Series
- Book 6 of 9: Historical Romances
- Seller catalogs
- Fiction::Historical Fiction
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Review
"With the story of William the "Conqueror," Georgette Heyer tackles history on a grand scale and, in doing so, she provides her readers with a larger-than-life hero. " - Jane Austen Today
"The unlikely friendship that develops between Raoul and Edgar is the heart of this book, and when the ambitions of William and Harold finally pit the two on opposite sides of the bloody Battle of Hastings, the reader will experience the horror of war, the sometimes painful cost of loyalty, and the majesty of true friendship." - Books N' Border Collies
"Heyer masterfully develops their love story against a detailed backdrop of the times, rich in authentic historical detail. Like all of Georgette Heyer's excellent historicals, I have read and re-read The Conqueror, enjoying it anew each time." - BookLoons
"for those who cannot get enough of historical biographies, this newly reissued Georgette Heyer history is a must read! " - Jane Austen's World
"With the story of William the Conqueror, Georgette Heyer tackles history on a grand scale and, in doing so, she provides her readers with a larger-than-life hero. " - Jane Austen Today
"Heyer continues to amaze me with the versatility of her writing through different genres." - We Be Reading
"Heyer's descriptions and historical details make this book worth reading." - S. Krishna's Books
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