The Conquest

The year is 1066 and the world is about to change Suddenly life in England is going to be completely different, especially for Ailith, a young Saxon wife It is the year in which she loses both her husband and young son, and the year in which the Normans come, not as friends, but in search of conquest Ailith s grief and despair run so deep that she would have done away with herself and joined her husband and son if a handsome, womanizing Norman, Rolf de Brize, had not happened by in the nick of time Feeling strangely responsible for the woman whose life he has saved, the normally unreliable Rolf installs Ailith as chatelaine of Ulverton, his English estate Despite his wife and daughter in France, he and Ailith eventually fall in love and have a daughter, Julitta But can love truly conquer all even Rolf s wife s decision to take her rightful place as mistress of Ulverton, and Ailith s discovery of a betrayal at the Battle of Hastings that she can never forgive Read The Conquest author Elizabeth Chadwick – kino-fada.fr This is very well written story of the conquest of England by the Normans in 1066, and the impact it has upon two families, one Saxon, one Norman Like all of Elizabeth s novels, it is meticulously researched It has two passionate love stories, a...Unputdownable Is that a word If not it should be, at least when describing this author s books The Conquest is really two books in one, telling the story of two generations as it opens shortly before the Norman invasion of 1066 Saxon housewife Ailith loses her husband, brothers and new born child and attempts to take her own life, but is stopped by womanizing Norman knight Rolf de Brize To avoid the romantic attentions of a London Goldsmith, Ailith accepts Rolf s offer to serve as chatelain Unputdownable Is that a word If not it should be, at least when describing this author s books The Conquest is really two books in one, telling the story of two generations as it opens shortly before the Norman invasion of 1066 Saxon housewife Ailith loses her husband, brothers and new born child and attempts to take her own life, but is stopped by womanizing Norman knight Rolf de Brize To avoid the romantic attentions of a London Goldsmith, Ailith accepts Rolf s offer to serve as chatelaine at his castle and of course love follows and they have a daughter Julitta Eventually the relationship deteriorates, not helped by the fact that Rolf has a wife and daughter in Normandy The second half of the book tells the story of their daughter Julitta, reunited with her father after years of separati...Beginning in 1065 and ending in 1088 , this book covers the Norman Conquest and its devastating effect on a young Saxon wife Ailith who befriends a Norman wine merchant s wife, Felice at a time when hostility is growing towards Normans in EnglandAilith s two bothers are killed in the Battle of Hastings, her infant son dies and her husband is killed at William the Conqueror s coronation.Sh...Historical fiction has always been my cup of tea and THE CONQUEST by Elizabeth Chadwick is no different It has all the elements that are sure to make a good historical novel and such vivid and accurate descriptions you can be sure that the author has done her homework before writing this book I find it very difficult to imagine a era as old as 1066,let alone write about it and to write about such an era with such disarming accuracy is unner...Poignant Tale of Two Loves Set Against the William s Conquest of EnglandThe story begins in 1065 and continues through 1088 , as Ailith, wife to Goldwin the Arr, watches her younger teenage brothers serve the new English King Harold Godwinson as his bodyguards Her husband makes them the Danish war axes, which they wield But a storm is gathering as the Harald Hardrada, King of Norway and William, Duke of Normandy both seek to rule England Rolf de Brize, a Norman horse breeder prepares his Poignant Tale of Two Loves Set Against the William s Conquest of EnglandThe story begins in 1065 and continues through 1088 , as Ailith, wife to Goldwin the Arr, watches her younger teenage brothers serve the new English King Harold Godwinson as his bodyguards Her husband makes them the Danish war axes, which they wield But a storm is gathering as the Harald Hardrada, King of Norway and William, Duke of Normandy both seek to rule England Rolf de Brize, a Norman horse breeder prepares his duke for war.When the Conquest comes Chadwick vividly describes the Battle of Hastings , Ailith s life is deeply affected As she says to the married Rolf, who hasthan a passing interest in her, My brothers, my ba...The Conquest by Elizabeth Chadwick isn t as riveting as her other novels, and didn t get me into a serious dose of book hangover and fangirling as was the case with her William Marshal series I consider it a good thing because it only means I truly enjoyed reading it , primarily because I had expected her chief characters to be actual historical figures Perhaps, Chadwick thought Duke William of Normandy wasn t charming a personality to portray, the same way that King John wasn t probably the The Conquest by Elizabeth Chadwick isn t as riveting as her other novels, and didn t get me into a serious dose of book hangover and fangirling as was the case with her William Marshal series I consider it a good thing because it only means I truly enjoyed reading it , primarily because I had expected her chief characters to be actual historical figures Perhaps, Chadwick thought Duke William of Normandy wasn t charming a personality to portray, the same way that King John wasn t probably the kind of historical icon she d want to be gracing the center stage to when she created fictional Alexander and Monday as lead characters in The Champion At any rate, I ve become reall...England Normandy 1065 1088 I would consider The Conquest a historical romance but written just as well as her historical fiction There are a few cameos of real historical figures William the Conqueror, his sons and even someone I had to Wikipedia, Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar or El Cid.I loved the journey you are taken on in this book through England and Normandy The book starts off with some real page turning events such as The Battle of Hastings and King Williams coronation The MC Ailit England Normandy 1065 1088 I would consider The Conquest a historical romance but written just as well as her historical fiction There a...The Conquest follows 2 generations of families in England and Normandy during the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066.Unfortunately, this book suffers from predictability Early on, you figure out who the main couple is, then it s easy to figure out basically what everyone else is going to have to do Which means you spend the last 300 pages or so just waiting for it to happen I will give Chadwick credit though, she does a good job of creating interesting, compelling, relatable female character The Conquest follows 2 generations of families in England and Normandy during the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066.Unfortunately, this book suffers from predictability Early on, you figure out who the main couple is, then it s easy to figure out basically what everyone else is going to have to do Which means ...Recently, I ve been enjoying reading about the Norman Conquest of England in the late 11th century I ve read other Elizabeth Chadwick historical novels and was excited to see she had written one about The Conquest Unfortunately, it isn t about the Conquest It takes place during Conquest times, but it is strictly a romance book I almost gave it 2 stars because I find romance books trite and boring, but settled on 3 stars due to Chadwick s excellent writing It s not her fault that I expected Recently, I ve been enjoying reading about the Norman Conquest of England in the late 11th century I ve read other Elizabeth Chadwick historical novels and was excited to see she had written one about The Conquest Unfortunately, it isn t about the Conquest It takes place during Conquest times, but it is strict...For me, a really good book is one that you can t wait to continue reading once you ve started Not so with this book The plot meandered here and there, the characters were weak and the ending was predictable I m currently reading about the Anglo Saxon period before and after the Battle of Hastings 1066 so I was very interested in reading this book but I felt disappointe...

• English
• 09 November 2017
Elizabeth Chadwick
• Hardcover
• 458 pages
• 0312154976
• Elizabeth Chadwick
• The Conquest