Never Greater Slaughter Brunanburh and the Birth of England |
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Author:
| Livingston, Michael |
Foreword by:
| Cornwell, Bernard |
Series title: | Osprey Publishing Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4728-4937-3 |
Publication Date: | May 2021 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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The Battle of Brunanburh is one of the most significant battles in the long history not just of England, but of the whole of the British Isles. Athelstan, king of England, defeated an alliance of the Viking and Celtic kings of Dublin, Scotland and Strathclyde in a battle that secured England's future as an independent, unified kingdom.
The Battle of Brunanburh is one of the most significant battles in the long history not just of England, but of the whole of the British Isles. Athelstan, king of England, defeated an alliance of the Viking and Celtic kings of Dublin, Scotland and Strathclyde in a battle that secured England's future as an independent, unified kingdom.