Historical Fiction
The relationship between Harold Godwinson and Edith Swan-Neck is the subject of the novel Harold the King by Helen Hollick.
Ealdgyth was portrayed by Janet Suzman in the two-part BBC TV play Conquest (1966), part of the series Theatre 625.
Read more about this topic: Edith The Fair
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