Hereward the Wake is the final complete novel by Charles Kingsley, published in 1866. It tells the story of Hereward, an English outlaw who led an uprising against William the Conqueror in 1070.
Hereward the Wake is Charles Kingsley's last complete novel, published in 1866, about an English outlaw who led a rebellion against William the Conqueror in 1070.
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| Back | Charles Kingsley's last complete novel 1866 An English outlaw who led a rising against William the Conqueror in 1070 and was defeated at Ely 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. It was Kingsley's last historical novel, and was instrumental in elevating Hereward into an English folk-hero.[1] |
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