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Hereward the Wake: Last of the English (also published as Hereward, the Last of the English) is an 1866 novel by Charles Kingsley. It tells the story of Hereward, a historical Anglo-Saxon figure who led resistance against the Normans from a base in Ely surrounded by fen land.
Hereward the Wake (Traditional pronunciation /ˈhɛ.rɛ.ward/, modern pronunciation /ˈhɛ.rɪ.wəd/) (c. 1035 – c. 1072) (also known as Hereward the Outlaw or Hereward the Exile) was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman and a leader of local resistance to the Norman Conquest of England.
1 de jun. de 2011 · James Wilde. 1062, a time many fear is the End of Days. With the English King Edward heirless and ailing, across the grey seas in Normandy the brutal William the Bastard waits for the moment when he can drown England in a tide of blood. The ravens of war are gathering.
Hereward Series. 6 primary works • 6 total works. The Series rescues a great English hero from the darkest of times and brings him to brutal and bloody life.
Charles Kingsley's novel published in 1866, in which the story of this most famous of English freedom-fighters achieved its definitive modern form, is simply an engrossment of the Gesta material.
1 de oct. de 2016 · The last historical novel penned by beloved British author Charles Kingsley, Hereward the Wake follows the story of an 11th-century resistance leader in the marshy region of eastern England...
Hereward the Wake was an Anglo-Saxon rebel against William the Conqueror and the hero of many Norman and English legends. He is associated with a region in present-day Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire. In 1070, expecting a conquest of England by King Sweyn II of Denmark, Hereward and some.
