# Hereward, the Last of the English

By Charles Kingsley.

"Hereward, the Last of the English" by Charles Kingsley is a historical novel published in 1866. It follows Hereward, son of Lady Godiva, who transforms from an outlawed young ruffian into England's defiant resistance leader against the Norman invaders. From his stronghold in the marshy fens of Ely, Hereward wages a desperate campaign to preserve Anglo-Saxon England. The novel blends adventure, romance, and brutal medieval combat as it chronicles one man's fight against overwhelming odds and the conflicts between primitive vigor and Norman discipline. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Great Britain -- History -- To 1066 -- Fiction

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