Harald Hardrada
Shagger, chancer and oath-breaker – Harold Godwinson had a touch of the Viking about him
But for all his faults he emerges from Tom Licence’s biography, like the blazon on his banner at Hastings, ‘an armed warrior woven in pure gold’
Witches, dragons and the Terrible Deev: a choice of this year’s children’s books
Highlights include boarding school antics, adventures in Persian folklore and a wealth of classic stories – including Hansel and Gretel, retold by Stephen King
