HAROLD AND WILLIAM: The Battle for England A.D. 1064-1066
By Benton Rain Patterson
Cooper Square Press (2001)

HAROLD AND WILLIAM: The Battle for England A.D. 1064-1066 is the dramatically told story of two bitter rivals, Harold Godwinson, earl of Wessex, successor to King Edward and William duke of Normandy. William once rescued Harold, fought beside him in Brittany, befriended him and granted him knighthood. When Harold reneged on his promise to support William’s claim to the English throne, the two became implacable enemies. In 1066, these two powerful leaders battled for the crown and destiny of England, altering the course of world history. After more than nine centuries, William’s victory in that contest remains probably the most significant historical event in the English-speaking world.

Patterson makes the characters in HAROLD AND WILLIAM: The Battle for England A.D. 1064-1066 come alive through detailed description, and a narrative that carries the reader into the action to live vicariously moments of historic adventure and romance.

Patterson is a former magazine writer and editor (The Saturday Evening Post and The New York Times Magazine) and the author of two journalism textbooks.

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