Edward the Elder - King of the Anglo-Saxons, Forgotten Son of Alfred Key Michael JohnPevná vazba
Edward the Elder - King of the Anglo-Saxons, Forgotten Son of Alfred Key Michael JohnPevná vazba Edward the Elder succeeded his father Alfred the Great to the kingdom of Wessex, but was largely…
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Edward the Elder - King of the Anglo-Saxons, Forgotten Son of Alfred Key Michael JohnPevná vazba
Edward the Elder succeeded his father Alfred the Great to the kingdom of Wessex, but was largely overlooked by his contemporaries (at least in terms of the historical record) and to a greater or lesser extent by later historians. Edward deserves to be recognised for his contribution to Anglo-Saxon history and a new assessment of his reign is overdue. He is the forgotten son of Alfred.
The course of English medieval history after his death was a direct outcome of military successes during his reign. He proved equal to the task of cementing and extending the advances made by his father, and paved the way for the eventual unification of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and the nation-state of England. Edward was a ruthlessly efficient military strategist and commander, a strong and stable ruler and administrator, and the most powerful figure during the early decades of the tenth century. He and
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