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Athelred The Unready
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Author : Ann Williams
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2003-01-01
Athelred The Unready written by Ann Williams and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-01 with History categories.
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
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Author : Richard Abels
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2018-10-25
Aethelred The Unready Penguin Monarchs written by Richard Abels and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.
Who In The World Was The Unready King
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Author : Connie Clark
language : en
Publisher: Peace Hill Press
Release Date : 2005-07-26
Who In The World Was The Unready King written by Connie Clark and has been published by Peace Hill Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-26 with Education categories.
The story of how Ethelred II became a boy-king at 10 years old, and how, because of the Vikings, he was the last Anglo-Saxon king of Britain.
Thelred
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Author : Levi Roach
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-15
Thelred written by Levi Roach and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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
English And Norse Documents
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Author : Margaret Ashdown
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1930
English And Norse Documents written by Margaret Ashdown and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Anglo-Saxon chronicle categories.
Ethelred The Unready
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Author : David Hill
language : en
Publisher: British Archaeological Association
Release Date : 1978
Ethelred The Unready written by David Hill and has been published by British Archaeological Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with History categories.
The Diplomas Of King Thelred The Unready 978 1016
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Author : S. Keynes
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2005
The Diplomas Of King Thelred The Unready 978 1016 written by S. Keynes and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Anglo-Saxons categories.
The reign of Æthelred 'the Unready' (978-1016) is known to us mainly from a series of annals in the Anglo-Saxon Chrolicle, written at or after its close and accordingly conveying an impression of gathering doom as Viking armies ravaged the country and eventually, under the leadership of Swein Forkbeard and Cnut, brought about its conquest. Dr Keynes is here concerned to establish what light the royal diplomas issued in King Æthelred's name throw on this unhappy and notorious period. He first considers the general issues that bear directly on the value of royal diplomas as historical evidence for all periods of Anglo-Saxon history, discussing the circumstances under which these documents have been preserved, the techniques available for their criticism, and the arrangements that existed for their production. He then demonstrates how a detailed analysis of Æthelred's diplomas can transform our understanding of this troubled reign. On a practical level they provide invaluable evidence on the operation of royal government, and on a personal level they afford a remarkable insight into the relations between the king and his councillors, suggesting a picture of political manoeuvring and court intrigue which compensates for the chronicler's emphasis on the struggle against the marauding Vikings. By placing the familiar account of incessant warfare in the context of these domestic affairs it becomes possible for the first time to see the reign in its true perspective.--
Aethelred Ii
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Author : Ryan Lavelle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Aethelred Ii written by Ryan Lavelle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is a biography of Anglo-Saxon England's notoriously weak king, Aethelred II the 'Unready'.
Chronicles Of The Reign Of Aethelred The Unready
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Author : Cyril Hart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Chronicles Of The Reign Of Aethelred The Unready written by Cyril Hart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
Concludes with a bibliography, followed by detailed indexes of personal and place names. This volume is in a collection in which the pre-conquest chronicles of England will be presented in a comparative format. Edited texts of these chronicles, and modern English translations, are placed on facing pages.
Athelstan Penguin Monarchs
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Author : Tom Holland
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2016-06-30
Athelstan Penguin Monarchs written by Tom Holland and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The formation of England occurred against the odds: an island divided into rival kingdoms, under savage assault from Viking hordes. But, after King Alfred ensured the survival of Wessex and his son Edward expanded it, his grandson Athelstan inherited the rule of both Mercia and Wessex, conquered Northumbria and was hailed as Rex totius Britanniae: 'King of the whole of Britain'. Tom Holland recounts this extraordinary story with relish and drama, transporting us back to a time of omens, raven harbingers and blood-red battlefields. As well as giving form to the figure of Athelstan - devout, shrewd, all too aware of the precarious nature of his power, especially in the north - he introduces the great figures of the age, including Alfred and his daughter Aethelflaed, 'Lady of the Mercians', who brought Athelstan up at the Mercian court. Making sense of the family rivalries and fractious conflicts of the Anglo-Saxon rulers, Holland shows us how a royal dynasty rescued their kingdom from near-oblivion and fashioned a nation that endures to this day.