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ISBN10: 0750921315, ISBN13: 9780750921312, [publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd] Hardcover The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2000]
ISBN10: 0750921315, ISBN13: 9780750921312, [publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd] Hardcover Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Foxing to the pages [Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2000]
ISBN10: 0750921315, ISBN13: 9780750921312, [publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd] Hardcover The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2000]
ISBN10: 0750921315, ISBN13: 9780750921312, [publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd] Hardcover Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Foxing to the pages [Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2000]
ISBN10: 0750921315, ISBN13: 9780750921312, [publisher: The History Press Ltd, United Kingdom, Stroud] Softcover The role of King Alfred and his successors in the defence of Wessex against the Vikings, in the recovery of lost territory and in the forging of a unified English kingdom is widely known. However, less is known about the part played in these crucial events by the Mercians - the neighbours and rivals of the West Saxons, who occupied central England. This text re-examines the events of the mid-8th to late-10th centuries to provide a balanced account of the period. Traditionally, historians have focused on the decline of Mercia and the rise of Wessex, but Ian Walker reveals that, despite dynastic disputes and invasion, Mercia remained a powerful kingdom even after the long, successful reign of Offa. Moreover, he shows how the very real threat of Viking dominance persuaded Mercia and Wessex to co-operate as equals against a common enemy, making marriage alliances, launching joint campaigns, building fortresses and working in parallel to restore control over areas under Viking occupation. There was therefore a long period of co-existence and co-operation between Mercian leaders such as Aethelred and the redoubtable Lady Aethelflaed (the only woman to rule an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in her own right) and the rulers of Wessex such as Alfred the Great and Edward the Elder. The author goes on to trace how the unified kingdom of England came about partly because of this p ...
ISBN10: 0750921315, ISBN13: 9780750921312, [publisher: The History Press Ltd, United Kingdom, Stroud] Softcover The role of King Alfred and his successors in the defence of Wessex against the Vikings, in the recovery of lost territory and in the forging of a unified English kingdom is widely known. However, less is known about the part played in these crucial events by the Mercians - the neighbours and rivals of the West Saxons, who occupied central England. This text re-examines the events of the mid-8th to late-10th centuries to provide a balanced account of the period. Traditionally, historians have focused on the decline of Mercia and the rise of Wessex, but Ian Walker reveals that, despite dynastic disputes and invasion, Mercia remained a powerful kingdom even after the long, successful reign of Offa. Moreover, he shows how the very real threat of Viking dominance persuaded Mercia and Wessex to co-operate as equals against a common enemy, making marriage alliances, launching joint campaigns, building fortresses and working in parallel to restore control over areas under Viking occupation. There was therefore a long period of co-existence and co-operation between Mercian leaders such as Aethelred and the redoubtable Lady Aethelflaed (the only woman to rule an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in her own right) and the rulers of Wessex such as Alfred the Great and Edward the Elder. The author goes on to trace how the unified kingdom of England came about partly because of this p ...
Gloucester: Sutton, Date: 2000. In clean, tidy condition with a similar dust jacket which is slightly sunned on the spine. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 2000. Sutton ISBN 0750921315 9780750921312 [GB]
ISBN10: 0750921315, ISBN13: 9780750921312, [publisher: Sutton, Gloucester] Hardcover In clean, tidy condition with a similar dust jacket which is slightly sunned on the spine Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall [Leicester, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2000]
ISBN10: 0750921315, ISBN13: 9780750921312, [publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd] Hardcover Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]
ISBN10: 0750921315, ISBN13: 9780750921312, [publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd] Hardcover New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed [Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]
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