Aethelstan
The First King of England
Sarah Foot(Author)
Yale University Press
Published on 28. June 2011
Book
Hardback
284 pages
978-0-300-12535-1 (ISBN)
Description
In this nuanced portrait of Athelstan, Sarah Foot offers the first full account of the king ever written. She traces his life through the various spheres in which he lived and worked, beginning with the intimate context of his family, then extending outward to his unusual multi-ethnic royal court, the Church and his kingdom, the wars he conducted, and finally his death and legacy. Foot describes a sophisticated man who was not only a great military leader but also a worthy king. He governed brilliantly, developed creative ways to project his image as a ruler, and devised strategic marriage treaties and gift exchanges to cement alliances with the leading royal and ducal houses of Europe.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Illustrations
b/w pls
ISBN-13
978-0-300-12535-1 (9780300125351)
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Person
Sarah Foot is Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Christ Church, Oxford, and a foremost scholar of tenth-century history. She lives in Oxford.