TY - BOOK AU - Kirby,D.P. TI - The earliest English kings /D.P. Kirby SN - 9780203170144 AV - DA152 .E275 2000 PY - 2000/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Anglo-Saxons KW - Kings and rulers KW - Monarchy KW - England KW - History KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=61018&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -