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Ethelred The Unready: The Ill-Counselled King
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Product Description
Æthelred became king of England in 978, reigned largely unchallenged for 38 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 rumors and misinterpretations that have dogged his reputation to construct a record of his reign from contemporary sources.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1662687 in Books
- Published on: 2003-12-16
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 1.33 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 288 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"fine-grained analysis" Times Literary Supplement
About the Author
Ann Williams is a leading historian of Anglo-Saxon England and the author of Æthelred the Unready: The Ill-Counselled King (2003) and The English and Norman Conquest (1995). She is Senior Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia. >
