Description: Athelstan (Penguin Monarchs) by Tom Holland The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series- short, fresh, expert accounts of Englands rulers - now in paperbackThe formation of England happened against the odds - the division of the country into rival kingdoms, the assaults of the Vikings, the precarious position of the island on the edge of the known world. But King Alfred ensured the survival of Wessex, his son Eadweard expanded it, and his grandson thelstan finally united Mercia and Wessex, conquered Northumbria and became Rex totius Britanniae.Tom Holland recounts this extraordinarily exciting story with relish and drama. We meet the great figures of the age, including Alfred and his daughter thelfl d, Lady of the Mercians, who brought thelstan up at the Mercian court. At the end of the book we understand the often confusing history of the Anglo-Saxon kings better than ever before. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Tom Holland is the best-selling author of Rubicon, which won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, Persian Fire, Millennium, In the Shadow of the Sword, Dynasty and, most recently, Dominion- How the Christian Revolution Remade the World. His translation of Herodotus Histories was published by Penguin Classics in 2013, and his biogpraphy of Athelstan in the Penguin Monarchs series in 2016. Promotional The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series- short, fresh, expert accounts of Englands rulers - now in paperback. Promotional "Headline" The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series- short, fresh, expert accounts of Englands rulers - now in paperback Details ISBN0141987332 Author Tom Holland Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2018 ISBN-10 0141987332 ISBN-13 9780141987330 Format Paperback Subtitle The Making of England Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Series Penguin Monarchs Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Publication Date 2018-06-28 Media Book Pages 144 DEWEY 942.0171092 Language English UK Release Date 2018-06-28 Narrator Matthew Beard Photographer Masashi Kuma Birth 1927 Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Qualifications J.D. Alternative 9780241187821 Audience General NZ Release Date 2018-07-14 AU Release Date 2018-07-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123800794;
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Book Title: Athelstan (Penguin Monarchs) : the Making of England
Item Height: 181mm
Item Width: 111mm
Author: Tom Holland
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Biographies & True Stories
Item Weight: 89g
Number of Pages: 144 Pages