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Alfred the Great: Pocket Giants
Barbara Yorke
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Description for Alfred the Great: Pocket Giants
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 146.
`Alfred is one of the most remarkable rulers of any time or place. This clear, readable and insightful book shows why.' Michael Wood Why is Alfred the Great? A simple answer is that he has been seen as a man who saved England, invented English identity and pioneered English as a written language. He is the first Englishman for whom a biography survives so that we know more about Alfred and his ideals than we do for most people who lived over a thousand years ago. A slightly longer ... Read more
`Alfred is one of the most remarkable rulers of any time or place. This clear, readable and insightful book shows why.' Michael Wood Why is Alfred the Great? A simple answer is that he has been seen as a man who saved England, invented English identity and pioneered English as a written language. He is the first Englishman for whom a biography survives so that we know more about Alfred and his ideals than we do for most people who lived over a thousand years ago. A slightly longer ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750961479
SKU
V9780750961479
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5
About Barbara Yorke
Barbara Yorke is the author of Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England.
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