In an age famous for its violence, the struggle for the crown of England in 1066 could best be described as terror and brutality on a magnitude England had not suffered before. BONES BENEATH THE BUTTERCUPS chronicles the conflict between three powerful claimants to the throne of England: Harold, the last Saxon King of England, King Harald of Norway, and Duke William of Normandy, known in history as William the Conqueror. The antagonists’ stories, strengths, and weaknesses are told in their own words and by the people closest to them. Their ruthless struggle for the crown of England would lead to the events that changed the history of England and the world.