Aelfred's Britain
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Max Adams (Útgáfa: 1)
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The story of Aelfred the Great, his war against the Vikings and the foundations of modern Britain. In AD 865, a 'great host' of battle-hardened Norse warriors landed on England's eastern coast, overwhelmed East Anglia with terrifying swiftness and laid the North to waste. Ghosting along estuaries and inshore waters, in 871 they penetrated deep into the southern kingdom of Wessex, ruled over by a new and untested king, Ælfred son of Æðelwulf.
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- Bloomsbury UK
- 9781784080297
- 9781789546637
- ePub
- 1
- Max Adams
- English
- 2017-11-02
- 100
- 10
- 10
Kaflar
- Cover
- Welcome Page
- About Ælfred’s Britain
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Dedication
- Map
- Frontispiece
- Author’s note
- Introduction
- Part I: The tiger in the smoke, 789–878
- Timeline 1: 789–878
- Forespæc
- Chapter 1: Landscape with figures
- Chapter 2: Central places
- Chapter 3: The incoming tide
- Chapter 4: The End of Days
- Part II: Newton’s cradle, 879–918
- Timeline 2: 879–918
- Forespæc
- Chapter 5: The balance of power
- Chapter 6: Arrivals and departures
- Chapter 7: Fragmentary annals
- Chapter 8: Politics by other means
- Part III: Going native, 919–955
- Timeline 3: 919–955
- Forespæc
- Chapter 9: Innate affinities with ambiguity
- Chapter 10: Lawyers, guns and money
- Chapter 11: A house of cards
- Chapter 12: The illusory prize
- Endpapers
- Appendix: Regnal tables
- Rulers of Wessex 802–955
- Rulers of York 867–955
- Rulers of Mercia 757–924
- Rulers of Pictavia; Dál Riata; Alba 839–955
- Rulers of the Welsh 808–950
- Abbreviations, sources and references
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Picture credits
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- About Max Adams
- Also by Max Adams
- An Invitation from the Publisher
- Copyright