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Athelstan (Penguin Monarchs) by Holland Tom
Category: No Category | Series: Penguin Monarchs Ser.
The formation of England occurred against the odds: an island divided into rival kingdoms, under savage assault from Viking hordes. But, after King Alfred ensured the survival of Wessex and his son Edward expanded it, his grandson Athelstan inherited the rule of both Mercia and Wessex, conquered Northum ...Show more
Athelstan: The Making of England by Tom Holland
Category: History | Series: Penguin Monarchs Ser.
The formation of England occurred against the odds: an island divided into rival kingdoms, under savage assault from Viking hordes. But, after King Alfred ensured the survival of Wessex and his son Edward expanded it, his grandson Athelstan inherited the rule of both Mercia and Wessex, conquered Northum ...Show more
Elizabeth I (Penguin Monarchs) by Castor Helen
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Penguin Monarchs Ser.
Part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible format In the popular imagination, as in her portraits, Elizabeth I is the image of monarchical power. The Virgin Queen ruled over a Golden Age: the Spanish Armada was defeated; English explorers reac ...Show more
Oliver Cromwell (Penguin Monarchs) by David Horspool
Category: History | Series: Penguin Monarchs Ser.
The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback Although he styled himself 'His Highness', adopted the court ritual of his royal predecessors, and lived in the former royal palaces of Whitehall and Hampton Court, Oliver Cromwell was not a king ...Show more
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