Richard Abels: 2 books
Aethelred the Unready (Penguin Monarchs)
The Failed King
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018
A major new title in the Penguin Monarchs series
In his fascinating new book in the Penguin Monarchs series, Richard Abels examines the long and troubled reign of Aethelred II the 'Unraed', the 'Ill-Advised'. It is characteristic of Aethelred's reign that its greatest surviving work of literature,...
Alfred the Great
War, Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
This biography of Alfred the Great, king of the West Saxons (871-899), combines a sensitive reading of the primary sources with a careful evaluation of the most recent scholarly research on the history and archaeology of ninth-century England. Alfred emerges from the pages of this biography as a great...