Author: Tom Licence
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300255586
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
An authoritative life of Edward the Confessor, the monarch whose death sparked the invasion of 1066 One of the last kings of Anglo-Saxon England, Edward the Confessor regained the throne for the House of Wessex and is the only English monarch to have been canonized. Often cast as a reluctant ruler, easily manipulated by his in-laws, he has been blamed for causing the invasion of 1066—the last successful conquest of England by a foreign power. Tom Licence navigates the contemporary webs of political deceit to present a strikingly different Edward. He was a compassionate man and conscientious ruler, whose reign marked an interval of peace and prosperity between periods of strife. More than any monarch before, he exploited the mystique of royalty to capture the hearts of his subjects. This compelling biography provides a much-needed reassessment of Edward’s reign—calling into doubt the legitimacy of his successors and rewriting the ending of Anglo-Saxon England.
Edward the Confessor
Author: Tom Licence
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300255586
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
An authoritative life of Edward the Confessor, the monarch whose death sparked the invasion of 1066 One of the last kings of Anglo-Saxon England, Edward the Confessor regained the throne for the House of Wessex and is the only English monarch to have been canonized. Often cast as a reluctant ruler, easily manipulated by his in-laws, he has been blamed for causing the invasion of 1066—the last successful conquest of England by a foreign power. Tom Licence navigates the contemporary webs of political deceit to present a strikingly different Edward. He was a compassionate man and conscientious ruler, whose reign marked an interval of peace and prosperity between periods of strife. More than any monarch before, he exploited the mystique of royalty to capture the hearts of his subjects. This compelling biography provides a much-needed reassessment of Edward’s reign—calling into doubt the legitimacy of his successors and rewriting the ending of Anglo-Saxon England.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300255586
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
An authoritative life of Edward the Confessor, the monarch whose death sparked the invasion of 1066 One of the last kings of Anglo-Saxon England, Edward the Confessor regained the throne for the House of Wessex and is the only English monarch to have been canonized. Often cast as a reluctant ruler, easily manipulated by his in-laws, he has been blamed for causing the invasion of 1066—the last successful conquest of England by a foreign power. Tom Licence navigates the contemporary webs of political deceit to present a strikingly different Edward. He was a compassionate man and conscientious ruler, whose reign marked an interval of peace and prosperity between periods of strife. More than any monarch before, he exploited the mystique of royalty to capture the hearts of his subjects. This compelling biography provides a much-needed reassessment of Edward’s reign—calling into doubt the legitimacy of his successors and rewriting the ending of Anglo-Saxon England.
“The” Athenaeum
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Languages : en
Pages : 888
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Edward the Confessor
Author: Frank Barlow
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300071566
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Frank Barlow's magisterial biography, first published in 1970 and now reissued with new material, rescues Edward the Confessor from contemporary myth and subsequent bogus scholarship. Disentangling verifiable fact from saintly legend, he vividly re-creates the final years of the Anglo-Danish monarchy and examines England before the Norman Conquest with deep insight and great historical understanding. "Deploying all the resources of formidable scholarship, [Barlow] has recovered the real Edward." -- Spectator
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300071566
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Frank Barlow's magisterial biography, first published in 1970 and now reissued with new material, rescues Edward the Confessor from contemporary myth and subsequent bogus scholarship. Disentangling verifiable fact from saintly legend, he vividly re-creates the final years of the Anglo-Danish monarchy and examines England before the Norman Conquest with deep insight and great historical understanding. "Deploying all the resources of formidable scholarship, [Barlow] has recovered the real Edward." -- Spectator
The Athenæum
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Pages : 882
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Pages : 882
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Edward the Confessor
Author: Richard Mortimer
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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"This collection of essays, originating in the celebration of the millennium of Edward the Confessor's birth, is a full-scale reassessment of Edward's life and cult." --Book Jacket.
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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"This collection of essays, originating in the celebration of the millennium of Edward the Confessor's birth, is a full-scale reassessment of Edward's life and cult." --Book Jacket.
Educational Times and Journal of the College of Preceptors
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Educational Times
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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The Athenæum
Author: James Silk Buckingham
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Languages : en
Pages : 828
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Pages : 828
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The Journal of Education
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 468
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Languages : en
Pages : 468
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Journal of Education and School World
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Languages : en
Pages : 512
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