Athelstan (Penguin Monarchs)
The Making of England
$26.10
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2018
Summary
The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series - short, fresh, expert accounts of England’s rulers - now in paperback.
The 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 Athelstan finally united Mercia and Wessex, conquered Northumbria and became Rex to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141987330 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141987332 |
| Author: | Tom Holland |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 88g |
| Dimensions: | 180mm x 111mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Penguin Monarchs |
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About The Author
Tom Holland
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 biography of Athelstan in the Penguin Monarchs series in 2016.
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