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Athelred the Unready - by Ann Williams (Hardcover)

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  • Æthelred became king of England in 978, following the murder of his brother Edward the Martyr (possibly at the instigation of their mother) at Corfe.
  • About the Author: Ann Williams is Emeritus Reader in History at the University of North London and the author of The English and the Norman Conquest.
  • 288 Pages
  • History, Europe

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Æthelred became king of England in 978, following the murder of his brother Edward the Martyr (possibly at the instigation of their mother) at Corfe. On his own death in April 1016, his son Edmund Ironside succeeded him and fought the invading Danes bravely, but died in November of the same year after being defeated at the battle of Assandun, leading to the House of Wessex being replaced by a Danish king, Cnut. Æthelred, in constrast to his predecessor and successor, reigned (except for a few months in 1013-14), largely unchallenged for thirty-eight 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 rumours and misinterpretations that have dogged his reputation to construct a record of his reign from contemporary sources.



About the Author



Ann Williams is Emeritus Reader in History at the University of North London and the author of The English and the Norman Conquest.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.46 Inches (H) x 6.48 Inches (W) x 1.13 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.33 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Europe
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Theme: Medieval
Format: Hardcover
Author: Ann Williams
Language: English
Street Date: January 3, 2004
TCIN: 1001840442
UPC: 9781852853822
Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-9397
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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