{"title":"Tom Licence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Licence\u003c\/strong\u003e offers richly detailed explorations into the lives of historical figures, bringing the past vividly to life. His works delve into the complexities of their characters and the eras they shaped, inviting readers to gain fresh perspectives on well-known personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing largely on \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, Licence combines meticulous research with compelling narrative to create biographies that are both informative and engaging. His books are ideal for anyone interested in history told through the intimate lens of individual experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"edward-the-confessor-by-tom-licence-9780300260823","title":"Edward the Confessor","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative life of Edward the Confessor, the monarch whose death sparked the invasion of 1066.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In putting flesh back on Edward’s bones Licence has brought a new succession story to popular attention.\"—Leanda de Lisle,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This fine biography of Edward the Confessor is both entertaining and elegiac.” —Nicholas Vincent,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the last kings of Anglo-Saxon England, Edward the Confessor regained the throne for the House of Wessex and is the only English monarch to have been canonized. Often cast as a reluctant ruler, easily manipulated by his in-laws, he has been blamed for causing the invasion of 1066—the last successful conquest of England by a foreign power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTom Licence navigates the contemporary webs of political deceit to present a strikingly different Edward. He was a compassionate man and conscientious ruler, whose reign marked an interval of peace and prosperity between periods of strife. More than any monarch before, he exploited the mystique of royalty to capture the hearts of his subjects. This compelling biography provides a much-needed reassessment of Edward’s reign—calling into doubt the legitimacy of his successors and rewriting the ending of Anglo-Saxon England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855764967660,"sku":"9780300260823","price":30.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300260823.jpg?v=1759276260"},{"product_id":"harold-by-tom-licence-9780300252958","title":"Harold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn authoritative life of Harold II, the king who died at the Battle of Hastings in 1066\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarold Godwinson is renowned as the king who lost England to the invading William the Conqueror in 1066. Infamous legends, invented by the Victorians, surround his life, and have corrupted our idea of him. But who was the real Harold II? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this major new biography, Tom Licence reveals the truth behind the nineteenth-century myths. Moving from Harold's childhood and his adventures as an earl in Edward the Confessor's court, to his nine-month reign and the bloody battles at its end, Licence rewrites the story of his life at every turn. We see Harold's rupture with his family, his cultivation of alliances, and his political interventions at home and overseas. He seized the throne as a skilled political leader who was the prime candidate to unite a realm divided by rebellion. And, when war came to English shores, Harold managed the conflict as well as any commander could.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48123355889900,"sku":"9780300252958","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300252958-harold.jpg?v=1785921146"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/tom-licence.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}