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Alfred the Great - The Man Who Made England (Hardcover)
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Alfred the Great - The Man Who Made England (Hardcover)
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Alfred is the only English king ever to be called 'Great'. It was
not a title given by political supporters, not the sycophantic gift
of an official biographer, nor a self-styled title. It was the gift
of history. Justin Pollard's enthralling, authoritative account
befits Alfred -- a soldier, a scholar and statesman like no other
in English history. His rule spanned troubled times. His shores
were under constant threat from Viking marauders and he faced
turmoil at home. Soon after he began his rule a conspiracy erupted
and he was hounded out of his kingdom into solitary exile in
forests and fens. But his ambition was not felled by adversity.
Alone in this damp, dangerous, half-world of bogs and quicksand
Alfred looked within and found the motivation to create a new type
of nation. Drawing on the latest historical, textual and
archaeological research Justin Pollard radically reassesses the key
moments in Alfred's life. He offers a new interpretation of what
caused this most remarkable king to begin the formation of England
and how it coloured the subsequent history of the Western World
down to the present day.
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