
A fascinating survey of Anglo-Saxon history from the sixth century to the eighth century and the death of King Alfred. This book reveals the complex, distant and tumultuous events of Anglo-Saxon politics.


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An examination of the earliest English kings, the rulers of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms defined as the heptarchy of Mercia, East Anglia, Kent, Sussex, Essex, Wessex and Northumbria. This work redefines the kingdoms, looks at new documentary evidence and summarizes recent scholarship...