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The Earliest English Kings is a fascinating survey of Anglo-Saxon
History from the sixth century to the eighth century and the death
of King Alfred. It explains and explores the 'Heptarchy' or the
seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, as well as the various
peoples within them, wars, religion, King Offa and the coming of
the Vikings. With maps and family trees, this book reveals the
complex, distant and tumultuous events of Anglo-Saxon politics.
The Earliest English Kings is a fascinating survey of Anglo-Saxon History from the sixth century to the eighth century and the death of King Alfred. It explains and explores the 'Heptarchy' or the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, as well as the various peoples within them, wars, religion, King Offa and the coming of the Vikings. With maps and family trees, this book reveals the complex, distant and tumultuous events of Anglo-Saxon politics.
A comprehensive and scholary history of prehistoric and early
Cardiganshire. This volume is illustrated with maps, line-drawings
and photographic plates. It begins with the geography of the
county, its flora and fauna, and traces the slow emergence of Man
in prehistoric times. It reconstructs, from evidence much of which
has only been recently discovered, the extent and nature of the
Roman Occupation, and finaly the slow emergence of the kingdom of
Ceredigion, the nature of its economic and social organization and
political structures. The coming of Christianity, the settlements
of the Saints and their priceless heritage, are also explored. The
volume ends with the coming of the Normans. This is the first
volume to appear in the County History which is being prepared by
the Cardiganshire County Historical Society. The completed history
will consist of three scholarly volumes designed to present the
history of the ancient county from the beginning to the present
day. Volume 2: "Medieval and Early Modern Cardiganshire", edited by
Professor J. Beverley Smith and Volume 3: "Cardiganshire in Modern
Times", edited by Professor Ieuan Gwynedd Jones and Professor
Geraint H. Jenkins are in preparation and will follow at regular
intervals.
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