Æthelstan : the first king of England /

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The powerful and innovative King Æthelstan reigned only briefly (924-939), yet his achievements during those eventful fifteen years changed the course of English history. He won spectacular military victories (most notably at Brunanburh), forged unprecedented political connections across Europe, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Foot, Sarah
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2011.
Series:Yale English monarchs.
Subjects:
Athelstan, > King of England, > 895-939.
449-1066
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Kings and rulers.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Great Britain > History > Athelstan, 925-940.
Great Britain > History > Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 449-1066 (Période anglo-saxonne)
Great Britain.
collective biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Writing a medieval life
  • English king?
  • Family
  • Court
  • Church
  • Kingdom
  • War
  • Death
  • British monarch
  • Memory, oblivion, commemoration
  • Appendix I. William of Malmesbury and a lost life of King Æthelstan
  • Appendix II. When King Æthelstan was where.

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