GODWIN

or Godwineboth: gŏdˈwĭn, d. 1053, earl of Wessex. He became chief adviser to King Canute, was created (c.1018) an earl, and was given great wealth and lands. After Canute's death (1035) Godwin and Queen Emma, Canute's widow, supported the claims to succession of her son Harthacanute, against those of Canute's illegitimate son Harold Harefoot. Godwin apparently permitted the murder of another claimant to the throne, Alfred Ætheling, son of Queen Emma by her first husband, Æthelred the Unready, and brother of Edward (later Edward the Confessor). This brutality seems to have earned Godwin the enmity of Harthacanute and of Edward, who succeeded Harthacanute. Nevertheless, Godwin became even more powerful; he secured earldoms for his sons Sweyn and Harold and married (1045) his daughter, Edith, to Edward. In 1051, when Edward ordered Godwin to punish the people of Dover for a fracas with Eustace II of Boulogne and his retinue, Godwin took the opportunity to challenge the king's strength by refusing. Edward met the challenge and exiled Godwin and his family. However, in 1052, taking advantage of the popular dislike of the king's Norman friends, Godwin and his sons led an armed invasion of England, and the settlement they forced upon Edward restored Godwin to his former importance and outlawed many of the Norman newcomers. Godwin was succeeded as earl of Wessex by his son Harold.

See F. M. Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England (3d ed. 1971).

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The Life of William Godwin
Book by Ford K. Brown; J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., 1926
Subjects: Fiction, Godwin, William--1756-1836
THE LIFE OF WILLIAM GODWIN WILLIAM GODWIN From the portrait by James Northcote, in the National Portrait Gallery THE LIFE OF WILLIAM GODWIN BY FORD K. BROWN ILLUSTRATED WITH SIX PHOTOGRAVURE PLATES...
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Godwin's Moral Philosophy: An Interpretation of William Godwin
Book by D. H. Monro; Oxford University Press, 1953
Subjects: Godwin, William--1756-1836
GODWINS MORAL PHILOSOPHY GODWINS MORAL PHILOSOPHY AN INTERPRETATION OF WILLIAM GODWIN By D. H. MONRO OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON: GEOFFREY CUMBERLEGE 1953 Oxford University Press, Amen House, London E.C. 4 GLASGOW NEW YORK...
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The Mental Anatomies of William Godwin and Mary Shelley
Book by William D. Brewer; Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2001
Subjects: Fathers And Daughters In Literature, Godwin, William--1756-1836--Influence, Godwin, William--1756-1836--Knowledge--Psychology, Psychological Fiction, English--History And Criticism, Psychology In Literature, Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft--1797-1851--Knowledge--Psychology
The Mental Anatomies of William Godwin and Mary Shelley The Mental Anatomies of William Godwin and Mary Shelley William D. Brewer Fairleigh...William Dean) The mental anatomies of William Godwin and Mary Shelley / William D. Brewer...
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Godwin and the Age of Transition
Book by A. E. Rodway; Folcroft Library Editions, 1975
Subjects: Godwin, William--1756-1836
Life, Literature, and Thought Library GODWIN AND THE AGE OF TRANSITION WILLIAM GODWIN Lames Northcote National Portrait Gallery Godwin and the Age of Transition EDITED BY A. E. RODWAY GEORGE G. HARRAP...
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Moving on: The Heroines of Shirley Ann Grau, Anne Tyler, and Gail Godwin
Book by Susan S. Kissel; Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1996
Subjects: American Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism, American Fiction--Southern States--History And Criticism, American Fiction--White Authors--History And Criticism, American Fiction--Women Authors--History And Criticism, Godwin, Gail--Characters--Heroines, Grau, Shirley Ann--Characters--Heroines, Heroines In Literature, Southern States--In Literature, Tyler, Anne--Characters--Heroines, Women And Literature--Southern States--History--20th Century, Women In Literature
...Shirley Ann Grau, Anne Tyler, and Gail Godwin Susan S. Kissel Bowling Green...Shirley Ann Grau, Anne Tyler, and Gail Godwin / Susan S. Kissel. p. cm. Includes bibliographical...Tyler, Anne--Characters- Heroines. 9. Godwin, Gail--Characters--Heroines. 10. Southern...
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William Godwin and the Ars Rhetorica
Journal article by Victoria Myers; Studies in Romanticism, Vol. 41, 2002
Subjects: Godwin, William--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Oratory--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Oratory--History, Oratory--Political aspects, Politics--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Politics--History, Rhetoric--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Rhetoric--Political aspects
William Godwin and the ars rhetorica. by Victoria...eventually did seem strange) that William Godwin, long a partisan of parliamentary reform...communication in the private conversation. (4) Godwins view of the ars rhetorica harbors a further...
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"Ruinous Mixture": Godwin, Enclosure and the Associated Self
Journal article by Robert Anderson; Studies in Romanticism, Vol. 39, 2000
Subjects: Authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Dissenters--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Essays--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Godwin, William--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Political culture--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Social change--Portrayals, depictions, etc., The Enquirer: Reflections, On Education, Manners, and Literature (Essay)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
"Ruinous Mixture": Godwin, Enclosure and the Associated Self...fabric of political justice. --William Godwin, Political Justice (2.420) The purpose...remember and to inquire. --William Godwin, The Enquirer(1) ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY...
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William Godwin and the Joseph Johnson Circle: The Evidence of the Diaries
Journal article by Beth Lau; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 33, 2002
Subjects: Authors, English--Criticism and interpretation, Authors, English--History, Authors, English--Social aspects, Diaries--Criticism and interpretation, English writers--Criticism and interpretation, English writers--History, English writers--Social aspects, Godwin, William--Criticism and interpretation, Godwin, William--Social aspects, Intellectual life--Criticism and interpretation, Intellectual life--History, Intellectuals--History, Intellectuals--Social aspects, Johnson, Joseph--Criticism and interpretation, Johnson, Joseph--Social aspects, Personal leather goods, Salons
William Godwin and the Joseph Johnson Circle: The Evidence...an appreciative but silent listener; as Godwin noted in his obituary, Johnson was "the...1791 to Johnsons death in 1809 is William Godwins unpublished diary, owned by Lord Abinger...
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Godwin, Keats and Productive Leisure
Journal article by Rob Anderson; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 33, 2002
Subjects: Employment--Social aspects, Godwin, William--Criticism and interpretation, Intellectual life--Social aspects, Keats, John--Criticism and interpretation, Learning and scholarship--Social aspects, Learning--Social aspects, Leisure--Social aspects, Philosophers--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Scholarship (Research)--Social aspects
Godwin, Keats and Productive Leisure. by Rob Anderson...Endymion (1.824-29) William Godwin designed The Pantheon to "be put into the hands of youth...ancient Greeks in such a way as to demonstrate that, in Godwins phrase, "it suits wonderfully the demands of the composer...
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A Dialogue with Gail Godwin
Journal article by Lihong Xie; The Mississippi Quarterly, Vol. 46, 1993
Subjects: Godwin, Gail--Interviews, Women authors--Interviews
A dialogue with Gail Godwin by Lihong Xie After two years...my dissertation, "The Evolving Self: Gail Godwins Novels as Contemporary Bildungsroman," after corresponding with Godwin, and after a brief phone conversation, I finally...
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The Rebellion of Earl Godwin
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 51, September 2001
Subjects: Godwin, Earl of Wessex--Conduct of life, Nobility--Political activity
The Rebellion of Earl Godwin by Richard Cavendish September 8th, 1051 EARL GODWIN of Wessex was the most formidable figure in...brothers-in-law when the Confessor married Godwins daughter Edith. The king, however, resented...
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E.W. Godwin, Forgotten Master of Nineteenth-Century Aesthetic Movement, Miraculously Brought to Life in New York
Magazine article by Paula Deitz; The Architectural Review, Vol. 207, June 2000
Subjects: Architects--Exhibitions, Godwin, Edward William--Exhibitions
E.W. GODWIN, FORGOTTEN MASTER OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY...and times of the architect Edward William Godwin (1833-1886). Failing that, since only two...an exhibition in New York called E. W. Godwin: Aesthetic Movement Architect and Designer...
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Godwin Hoffmann
Magazine article by Justin Spring; Artforum International, Vol. 32, May 1994
Subjects: Drawing--Exhibitions, Hoffman, Godwin--Works
Godwin Hoffmann by Justin Spring VERA ENGELHORN GALLERY This handsome exhibition of works on paper is not quite indicative of Godwin Hoffmanns main body of work. Working and exhibiting widely abroad, Hoffmann has installed shaped canvases in various environments...
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The First Black Millionaires in Britain: Clayton Godwin on How Dudley Dryden, Len Dyke and Tony Wade Became the First African-Descended Millionaires in Britain, Selling Hair Products
Magazine article by Clyton Godwin; New African, May 2002
Subjects: Africans in United Kingdom--Behavior, Africans--Behavior, Africans--United Kingdom, Hair care preparations--Economic aspects, Hair preparations--Economic aspects, Millionaires--United Kingdom, United Kingdom--Social aspects
The First Black Millionaires in Britain: Clayton Godwin on How Dudley Dryden, Len Dyke and Tony Wade Became the First...Millionaires in Britain, Selling Hair Products. by Clyton Godwin "How They Made A Million The Dyke Dryden Story" written...
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Sierra Leone: Foday Sankoh as I Got to Know Him: Foday Saybana Sankoh, the Sierra Leonean Rebel Leader, Died in Jail on 29 July, Survived by His Senegalese Wife, Fatou. Here, Ebow Godwin, Our Correspondent in Lome, Togo, Who Knew Him Very Well, Tells about the Lighter Side of Sankoh's Life
Magazine article by Ebow Godwin; New African, October 2003
Subjects: Sankoh, Foday
...His Senegalese Wife, Fatou. Here, Ebow Godwin, Our Correspondent in Lome, Togo, Who...Side of Sankohs Life. by Ebow Godwin The news of the untimely death of...the other distant end. "Is that Ebow Godwin?", he asked. "Yes", I responded. "Well...
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HOW ABOUT HOWLEY?; TERRY GODWIN Tells Wales Coach Kevin Bowring
Newspaper article by Terry Godwin; The People (London, England), December 21, 1997
Subjects: Wales
HOW ABOUT HOWLEY?; TERRY GODWIN Tells Wales Coach Kevin Bowring. by Terry Godwin Go for Rob Howley to take over from the luckless Gwyn Jones as Waless new skipper. Thats my advice to coach Kevin Bowring, who shares in a nations mourning...
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Clubs Are out for Rugby Brawl; Rugby Correspondent Terry Godwin on the Abyss Facing the Game
Newspaper article by Terry Godwin; The People (London, England), August 23, 1998
Clubs Are out for Rugby Brawl; Rugby Correspondent Terry Godwin on the Abyss Facing the Game. by Terry Godwin NORTHERN Hemisphere rugby, already a shambles because of the greed and short-sightedness of a handful of clubs, is on a collision...
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RUGBY UNION: THE SIX NATIONS England Are Fourth Rate!; TERRY GODWIN GIVES HIS VERDICT
Newspaper article by Terry Godwin; The People (London, England), January 30, 2000
RUGBY UNION: THE SIX NATIONS England Are Fourth Rate!; TERRY GODWIN GIVES HIS VERDICT. by Terry Godwin ENGLAND (11-10 FAV) GODWINS PREDICTION: FOURTH BOOKIES dont often get it wrong, but they might have done...
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Letting Mike Go Is Ruddy Stupid!; Says PEOPLE Rugby Writer TERRY GODWIN
Newspaper article by Terry Godwin; The People (London, England), March 2, 1997
Letting Mike Go Is Ruddy Stupid!; Says PEOPLE Rugby Writer TERRY GODWIN. by Terry Godwin No-one could blame Mike Ruddock if he accepts Leinsters offer to leave Swansea and coach them. But...
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WALKER BACK TO HAPPINESS; Nigel's Blistering Score Sparks Great Fightback TERRY GODWIN at the SWALEC CUP FINAL
Newspaper article by Terry Godwin; The People (London, England), April 27, 1997
WALKER BACK TO HAPPINESS; Nigels Blistering Score Sparks Great Fightback TERRY GODWIN at the SWALEC CUP FINAL. by Terry Godwin Nigel Walker sparked a stirring second-half comeback to earn Cardiff a sixth Welsh Cup success...
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Godwin
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
GODWIN or Godwine both: god win, d. 1053, earl of Wessex. He became chief adviser to King...earl, and was given great wealth and lands. After Canutes death (1035) Godwin and Queen Emma, Canutes widow, supported the claims to succession of...
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Godwin, William
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
GODWIN, WILLIAM 1756 1836, English author and political philosopher...1794), St. Leon (1799), and Fleetwood (1805). In 1797, Godwin married Mary Wollstonecraft, who died the same year after...years were an unceasing struggle against poverty and debt. Godwins works strongly influenced his younger contemporaries, particularly...
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Godwin, Parke
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
GODWIN, PARKE 1816 1904, American journalist, b. Paterson, N.J. He became associated while working on the New York Evening...1878, but, because of differences with the owners, he resigned in 1881 and became editor of the Commercial Advertiser. Godwin, sympathetic with Brook Farm and with Fourierism (see under Fourier, Charles ), wrote A Popular View of the Doctrines...
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Godwin-Austen, Henry Haversham
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
GODWIN-AUSTEN, HENRY HAVERSHAM har sh m, hav rsh m, 1834 1923, English topographer and geologist. An officer in the British...especially in the Himalayas. He explored and surveyed the region of the Karakorum around K2 , which is also known as Mt. Godwin-Austen for him. ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press...
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Godwin-Austen, Mount
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
GODWIN-AUSTEN, MOUNT peak, Kashmir: see K2 . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.
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