An uncomfortable, lucid, robust read that tosses you right into the muddy aftermath of the invasion of England in 1066, showing how quickly freedoms are lost and how very hard it is to get them back. Here is a fierce, compelling voice opening up an ancient way of thinking. Read it out loud and suddenly you can hear the man clearly. It has much of relevance to say about truth, belief, human frailty and what being English might really mean.
