Diane Mulligan

Diane Mulligan

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Diane Vanaskie Mulligan's debut teen novel Watch Me Disappear was released in August, 2012. She teaches high school English in central Massachusetts, directs the Betty Curtis Worcester County Young Writers' Conference, and is managing editor of The Worcester Review. Originally from Northeastern Pennsylvania, Diane is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and Simmons College. She lives with her husband Todd, her cat Taco, and her dog Amelia in Worcester, MA. When not writing or teaching, Diane loves to garden, bake, play her guitar, swim, hike, and ski. In other words, she doesn't sit still unless she's reading or writing.

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p><span><span>Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power? Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only to discover that his second son Harold was destined to surpass him in renown and glory.</span></span></p>

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