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Edgar, King of the English, 959-975: New Interpretations
D Scragg
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Description for Edgar, King of the English, 959-975: New Interpretations
Paperback. Fresh assessments of Edgar's reign, reappraising key elements using documentary, coin, and pictorial evidence. Editor(s): Scragg, Donald. Series: Publications of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 294 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
Fresh assessments of Edgar's reign, reappraising key elements using documentary, coin, and pictorial evidence. King Edgar ruled England for a short but significant period in the middle of the tenth century. Two of his four children succeeded him as king and two were to become canonized. He was known to later generations as "the Pacific" or"the Peaceable" because his reign was free from external attack and without internal dissention, and he presided over a period of major social and economic change: early in his rule the growth of monastic power and wealth involved redistribution of much of the country's ... Read more
Fresh assessments of Edgar's reign, reappraising key elements using documentary, coin, and pictorial evidence. King Edgar ruled England for a short but significant period in the middle of the tenth century. Two of his four children succeeded him as king and two were to become canonized. He was known to later generations as "the Pacific" or"the Peaceable" because his reign was free from external attack and without internal dissention, and he presided over a period of major social and economic change: early in his rule the growth of monastic power and wealth involved redistribution of much of the country's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
294
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843839286
SKU
V9781843839286
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About D Scragg
CATHERINE E. KARKOV is Professor Emeritus of Art History, University of Leeds.
Reviews for Edgar, King of the English, 959-975: New Interpretations
A welcome cheaper reprint of important papers.
NORTHERN HISTORY
[An] academic history, aimed at those with a serious interest in Anglo-Saxon history. It will be of great value for them, casing light on this otherwise obscure reign.
WWW.HISTORYOFWAR.ORG
A timely reassessment of this monarch and reign.
YEAR'S WORK IN ENGLISH STUDIES
Illuminates aspects of ... Read more
NORTHERN HISTORY
[An] academic history, aimed at those with a serious interest in Anglo-Saxon history. It will be of great value for them, casing light on this otherwise obscure reign.
WWW.HISTORYOFWAR.ORG
A timely reassessment of this monarch and reign.
YEAR'S WORK IN ENGLISH STUDIES
Illuminates aspects of ... Read more