Author: Ryan Lavelle
Publisher: English Monarchs
ISBN: 9780752446783
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a biography of Anglo-Saxon England's notoriously weak king, Aethelred II the 'Unready'.
Aethelred II
Author: Ryan Lavelle
Publisher: English Monarchs
ISBN: 9780752446783
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a biography of Anglo-Saxon England's notoriously weak king, Aethelred II the 'Unready'.
Publisher: English Monarchs
ISBN: 9780752446783
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a biography of Anglo-Saxon England's notoriously weak king, Aethelred II the 'Unready'.
Aethelred II
Author: Ryan Lavelle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This is a biography of Anglo-Saxon England's notoriously weak king, Aethelred II the 'Unready'.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This is a biography of Anglo-Saxon England's notoriously weak king, Aethelred II the 'Unready'.
Æthelred the Unready
Author: Levi Roach
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300196296
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
The Massacre of St Brice's Day -- The 'Palace Revolution', 1005-6 -- Sin and society, 1006-9 -- Crime and punishment -- Apocalypse and atonement -- CHAPTER 6 A KINGDOM LOST AND WON 1009-16 -- From crisis to collapse: Thorkell's 'immense raiding army', 1009-12 -- Calamity and response, 1009-12 -- Faction, friction and conquest, 1013-16 -- CONCLUSION AN AGE OF ILL COUNSEL? -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300196296
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
The Massacre of St Brice's Day -- The 'Palace Revolution', 1005-6 -- Sin and society, 1006-9 -- Crime and punishment -- Apocalypse and atonement -- CHAPTER 6 A KINGDOM LOST AND WON 1009-16 -- From crisis to collapse: Thorkell's 'immense raiding army', 1009-12 -- Calamity and response, 1009-12 -- Faction, friction and conquest, 1013-16 -- CONCLUSION AN AGE OF ILL COUNSEL? -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Æthelred
Author: Levi Roach
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300225202
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
divAn imaginative reassessment of Æthelred "the Unready," one of medieval England’s most maligned kings and a major Anglo-Saxon figure The Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred "the Unready" (978–1016) has
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300225202
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
divAn imaginative reassessment of Æthelred "the Unready," one of medieval England’s most maligned kings and a major Anglo-Saxon figure The Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred "the Unready" (978–1016) has
Athelred the Unready
Author: Ann Williams
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781852853822
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Æthelred became king of England in 978, following the murder of his brother Edward the Martyr (possibly at the instigation of their mother) at Corfe. On his own death in April 1016, his son Edmund Ironside succeeded him and fought the invading Danes bravely, but died in November of the same year after being defeated at the battle of Assandun, leading to the House of Wessex being replaced by a Danish king, Cnut. Æthelred, in constrast to his predecessor and successor, reigned (except for a few months in 1013-14), largely unchallenged for thirty-eight years, despite presiding over a period which saw many Danish invasions and much internal strife. If not a great king, he was certainly a survivor whose posthumous reputation and nickname (meaning 'Noble Council the No Council') do him little justice. In Æthelred the Unready Ann Williams, a leading scholar on his reign, discounts the later rumours and misinterpretations that have dogged his reputation to construct a record of his reign from contemporary sources.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781852853822
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Æthelred became king of England in 978, following the murder of his brother Edward the Martyr (possibly at the instigation of their mother) at Corfe. On his own death in April 1016, his son Edmund Ironside succeeded him and fought the invading Danes bravely, but died in November of the same year after being defeated at the battle of Assandun, leading to the House of Wessex being replaced by a Danish king, Cnut. Æthelred, in constrast to his predecessor and successor, reigned (except for a few months in 1013-14), largely unchallenged for thirty-eight years, despite presiding over a period which saw many Danish invasions and much internal strife. If not a great king, he was certainly a survivor whose posthumous reputation and nickname (meaning 'Noble Council the No Council') do him little justice. In Æthelred the Unready Ann Williams, a leading scholar on his reign, discounts the later rumours and misinterpretations that have dogged his reputation to construct a record of his reign from contemporary sources.
Aethelred the Unready (Penguin Monarchs)
Author: Richard Abels
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014197950X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A major new title in the Penguin Monarchs series In his fascinating new book in the Penguin Monarchs series, Richard Abels examines the long and troubled reign of Aethelred II the 'Unraed', the 'Ill-Advised'. It is characteristic of Aethelred's reign that its greatest surviving work of literature, the poem The Battle of Maldon, should be a record of heroic defeat. Perhaps no ruler could have stemmed the encroachment of wave upon wave of Viking raiders, but Aethelred will always be associated with that failure. Richard Abels is Professor Emeritus at the United States Naval Academy. He is the author of Alfred the Great: War, Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England and Lordship and Military Obligation in Anglo-Saxon England. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014197950X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A major new title in the Penguin Monarchs series In his fascinating new book in the Penguin Monarchs series, Richard Abels examines the long and troubled reign of Aethelred II the 'Unraed', the 'Ill-Advised'. It is characteristic of Aethelred's reign that its greatest surviving work of literature, the poem The Battle of Maldon, should be a record of heroic defeat. Perhaps no ruler could have stemmed the encroachment of wave upon wave of Viking raiders, but Aethelred will always be associated with that failure. Richard Abels is Professor Emeritus at the United States Naval Academy. He is the author of Alfred the Great: War, Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England and Lordship and Military Obligation in Anglo-Saxon England. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
England's Unlikely Commander
Author: Brandon M. Bender
Publisher: Rounded Globe
ISBN: 9780578559544
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In the realm of popular history, it's common to hear the claim that Æthelred the Unready, King of the English, was a military failure in an age where kings had to be warriors. Due to the unflattering nickname (unraed actually means "poorly-advised") and the Danish Conquest of England, it might seem that these critics have won the argument before it's even started.That isn't the case, though, as Bender's research has found. This book seeks to redress King Æthelred's military reputation, arguing that he was militarily prepared and often successful against his many enemies, including the Vikings. Tracking the king's movement and activity over his 38-year reign, this book argues that Æthelred the Unready was anything but a battle-avoider.
Publisher: Rounded Globe
ISBN: 9780578559544
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In the realm of popular history, it's common to hear the claim that Æthelred the Unready, King of the English, was a military failure in an age where kings had to be warriors. Due to the unflattering nickname (unraed actually means "poorly-advised") and the Danish Conquest of England, it might seem that these critics have won the argument before it's even started.That isn't the case, though, as Bender's research has found. This book seeks to redress King Æthelred's military reputation, arguing that he was militarily prepared and often successful against his many enemies, including the Vikings. Tracking the king's movement and activity over his 38-year reign, this book argues that Æthelred the Unready was anything but a battle-avoider.
Spink & Son's Monthly Numismatic Circular
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coins
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coins
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
England Before the Norman Conquest
Author: Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
The Numismatic Circular and Catalogue of Coins, Tokens, Commemorative & War Medals, Books & Cabinets
Author: Spink & Son
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description