Paula Lofting

Searching for the Last Anglo-Saxon King: Harold Godwinson, England's Golden Warrior Buy Searching for the Last Anglo-Saxon King: Harold Godwinson, England's Golden Warrior by Paula Lofting (ISBN: 9781399041270) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

"Lofting opens up his world to us, giving the background information and context to understand more as she paints a picture of the man, not just the eye, and reveals the story of an overlooked King."
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The Illness of Harold The following excerpt from Searching for the Last Anglo-Saxon King talks about an illness that struck Harold down as a young man when he was Earl of East Anglia. This story only appears in the chronic...

Harold Godwinson was said to have suffered from a dangerous illness that almost killed him. Read about it here
Thank you to Joanne Major for hosting me

Welcome to Day #10 where I am visiting the blog of the lovely Carol McGrath author of the Daughters of Hastings series.
Today's theme is the Death of Harold and his Last Resting Place.

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Thank you to Anna for hosting me and allowing me to tell you about naughty boy Swegn, Harold's older brother!

An Anglo-Saxon Bad Boy - guest post by Paula Lofting - Anna Belfrage Today, Paula Lofting has popped by with a post about Swegn Godwinson. I can hear you go “Swegn? Wasn’t his name Harold Godwinson?” And yes, it was Harold Godwinson – and for those interested in HIM, c...

An Anglo-Saxon Bad Boy - guest post by Paula Lofting www.annabelfrage.com/2025/05/22/a...
Thanks so much Anna for hosting Day #8 of Harold's blog tour. It was so much fun!
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Day #8 read this fabulous book review by Lisl Madeleine!
I'm so blown away by it.
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Thank you so much for hosting me, Annie! And thanks for allowing me to talk about my favourite English King.

England's Golden Warrior- an interview with Paula Lofting England's Golden Warrior - an interview with Paula Lofting on Harold Godwinson. Lynn Bryant talks to Paula Lofting about her new biography.

Day #6 and I chat with Fellow author Lynn Bryant author of the Peninsula War Saga series who asked some amazing questions about my latest book, **Searching For The Last Anglo-Saxon King, r**
and my thoughts on the man himself and the events of the period!

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The Mystery of the Papal Banner Hello, dear readers! You've met today's guest before. Paula Lofting is a good friend and fellow Pen & Sword author, so I'm pleased to welcome her once again with a brilliant post highlighting one of t...

Day #5 as promised we are back with an article - Was There a Papal Banner on the battlefield of Hastings?
What is the evidence against it and for it?
You decide!
😁 #AngloSaxonhistory #Bookblogtour #Booklaunch
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Thanks so much to Cathie for having me on her blog to talk about my favourite King of England!

Stop #3 on my Harold Blog Tour!
Today I am honoured to be the first guest to be hosted by the lovely Georgian historian and writer, Joanne Major.
Here I am with an EXCERPT about Harold's illness, from *Searching for the Last Anglo-Saxon king, Harold Godwinson *

www.joannemajor.com/post/the-ill...

I was snagged by 17th Century historian and author Eleanor Swifthook for a chat about my new book on Harold Godwinson. We talked how Anglo-Saxon and early modern notions of kingship differed and how they faced similar challenges!
11th Century meets the 17th

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Thank you for this awesome review Lynn

Today my Harold blog tour kicks off - thank you to Tony for hosting me!

Searching for the Last Anglo-Saxon King by Paula Lofting - Lynn Bryant’s Writing with Labradors Searching for the Last Anglo-Saxon King: Harold Godwinson, England's Golden Warrior by Paula Lofting - a review by Lynn Bryant

"The author has managed to combine some impressive research with a well-told story about a somewhat neglected historical character."
Thank you for this great review.
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Thank you for the awesome review!

Welshman Owen Tudor joins the household of widowed Queen Catherine of Valois - and together they establish a new dynasty: the Tudors

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My cousin found my book in the Sutton Hoo bookshop, So happy to see him there. Never thought I'd see the day!
English Heritage, see what you're missing! Do you have Harold on your shelf? If so take a pic for me

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Looking forward to a fun blog tour with my friends starting on the 3rd of May!
Stay tuned for more information!
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Marching through history - a dark, dark stain - Anna Belfrage As long as human civilisation has existed, a dark stain has existed right alongside: slavery. Sophisticated cultures have arisen and functioned based on slavery. Ancient empires, the predecessors of m...

Today Marching Through Time, @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social discusses the dark stain on our World History: slavery!
Come join us as we travel back in time to a place that was not so enlightened as we are today!Marching through history - a dark, dark stain www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/24/m...

Marching through history - the innocents: of the persecution of witches - Anna Belfrage There’s a huge, huge blot on the history of Europe. It starts spreading in the late 15th century and stains the years all the way up to the early 18th century. Years and years of women being persecute...

Today's post is about the maligning of innocent women who practiced innocent arts of healing. Some were old, some young, some lived on their own which made people suspicious Helen Hollick - Author's post on Anna Belfrage's blog is a fabulously informative read. www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/22/m...

Yesterday was an amazing day at my first book signing and launch party for my book Searching for Harold! I couldn’t have done it without the guys. 21 books sold! I’m so proud of you @Haestingas! You made the day special! Thanks also to The Bookshop for hosting me!

you don't want to miss this post by awesome author Char Newcombe!

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Thank you Judith for sharing! Anglo-Saxon history is my favourite. Such a fascinating period of history and a far better existence than after the Conquest.

Beginning the March – a Woman’s History Month endeavour 11/03/2025Today I'm very excited to present you with an article about women in the 11thc century. I also use my characters, one high status and one low to compare their situations. There's also an exc...

Today I'm being hosted on Anna Belfrage's project, Marching Through History for Women's History Month.
Check out all the previous articles, links on my website.

Book Review: “Searching for the Last Anglo-Saxon King: Harold Godwinson, England’s Golden Warrior” by Paula Lofting We all know the story of William the Conqueror and the Norman Conquest. William claimed he was the heir of Edward the Confessor instead of his rival Harold Godwinson. Harold was seen as a villain t…

A Pleasing First Book Review: “Searching for the Last Anglo-Saxon King: Harold Godwinson, England’s Golden Warrior” by Paula Lofting adventuresofatudornerd.com/2025/02/11/b...