The earliest English kings /D.P. Kirby.

Kirby, D. P.

The earliest English kings /D.P. Kirby. - revisedition. edition. - London ; New York : Routledge, (c)2000. - 1 online resource (xv, 258 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographies and index.

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Abbreviations; List of figures; Preface to second edition; Preface; The peoples and kingdoms of pre-Viking England; Early Kent; The early kings of the western Saxons; The Anglian territories in the late sixth and early seventh centuries; The northern Anglian hegemony in the seventh century; The southumbrian kingdoms from the mid-seventh to the mid-eighth century; Northumbria in the eighth century; Offa; The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the first three-quarters of the ninth century; The coming of the Vikings; Appendix; Notes; Index.

A fascinating survey of Anglo-Saxon history from the sixth century to the eighth century and the death of King Alfred. This book reveals the complex, distant and tumultuous events of Anglo-Saxon politics.



9780203170144 9781315011608

00032169


Anglo-Saxons--Kings and rulers.
Monarchy--History.--England


Electronic Books.

DA152 / .E275 2000