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.
| ISBN | 0300125356 | | Pages | 284 | | ISBN13 | 9780300125351
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 676 | | Publisher | Yale University Press | | Published in | New Haven | | Imprint | Yale University Press | | Series title | Yale English Monarchs Series | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 238 | | Publication date | 03 May 2011 | | Width (mm) | 164 | | DEWEY | 942.0171092 | | Spine width (mm) | 30 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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"[An] enthralling work of historical detection. . . . In the pages of this remarkable biography--a work suffused with a rare empathy--AEthelstan emerges as a character of flesh and blood."--Hywel Williams, "Times Literary Supplement"--Hywel Williams"Times Literary Supplement" (09/30/2011)
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