Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Volume 01

Stepping back to the tumultuous years before the Norman invasion, the story opens amid a realm on the brink of transformation. It follows the young Saxon king Harold, a ruler burdened by duty and the looming threat of foreign forces, as he navigates the tangled politics of his court. Parallel to his public struggles is a tender, unconventional romance with Edith, a woman whose name echoes through the Domesday records yet whose personal tale remains largely untold.

The narrative weaves recorded events—battles, councils, and superstitions that colored everyday life—with imagined private moments that bring the era’s larger forces into intimate focus. By grounding the drama in the actual chronology of the eleventh century while allowing the characters’ emotions to breathe, the novel invites listeners to witness a pivotal chapter of English history through both its grand sweep and its quieter, human heartbeats.