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Aethelred II - King of the English (Paperback)
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Aethelred II - King of the English (Paperback)
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Too often dismissed as the unready king - unprepared, ill-advised,
and incapable of dealing with the military and political crises
that faced the Anglo-Saxon kingdom, not least of which were a
series of Viking onslaughts - King Aethelred has gone down in
history as an incompetent failure. This new biography redresses the
indictment, placing Aethelred into his proper historical context.
Central to the study is the authoritarian manner in which the king
ran the English kingdom for much of his reign. King Aethelred is
shown to have made effective use of the infamous Danegel and to
have demonstrated royal power on a number of occasions with
devastating results. While there were mishaps, disasters, and
family intrigue, Aethelred managed to come through these crises
until the final Danish invasion of 1013. Illustrated and including
original reconstruction paintings, this study gives an insight into
the turbulent politics of a 38-year reign and addresses the manner
in which King Aethelred used his authority as a medieval English
monarch.
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