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Edward the Confessor (Penguin Monarchs)

- The Sainted King
Engelsk Hardback

Edward the Confessor (Penguin Monarchs)

- The Sainted King
Engelsk Hardback

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Edward the Confessor, the last great king of Anglo-Saxon England, canonized nearly 100 years after his death, is in part a figure of myths created in the late middle ages.

In this revealing portrait of England''s royal saint, David Woodman traces the course of Edward''s twenty-four-year-long reign through the lens of contemporary sources, from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and the Vita Ædwardi Regis to the Bayeux Tapestry, to separate myth from history and uncover the complex politics of his life. He shows Edward to be a shrewd politician who, having endured a long period of exile from England in his youth, ascended the throne in 1042 and came to control a highly sophisticated and powerful administration.

The twists and turns of Edward''s reign are generally seen as a prelude to the Norman Conquest in 1066. Woodman explains clearly how events unfolded and personalities interacted but, unlike many, he shows a capable and impressive king at the centre of them.



Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
160
ISBN-13:
9780241383001
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0241383005
Udg. Dato:
26 nov 2020
Længde:
20mm
Bredde:
186mm
Højde:
129mm
Forlag:
Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato:
26 nov 2020
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