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Æthelred became king of England in 978, reigned largely unchallenged for 38 years, despite presiding over a period which saw many Danish invasions and much internal strife. If not a great king, he was certainly a survivor whose posthumous reputation and nickname (meaning "Noble Council the No Council") do him little justice. In Æthelred the Unready Ann Williams, a leading scholar on his reign, discounts the later rumors and misinterpretations that have dogged his reputation to construct a record of his reign from contemporary sources.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #819762 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781852853822
• Condition: NEW
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Review
"fine-grained analysis" Times Literary Supplement

About the Author
Ann Williams is Emeritus Reader in History at the University of North London and the author of The English and the Norman Conquest.

Customer Reviews

Interesting
Aethelred the Unready is portrayed as anything but in this fascinating new history of his reign. He was rarely unready and frequently quick on the march to stop Danish/Viking invasion of the 10th century when he reigned as king over England for 38 years. A reformer and passionate defender of his people he deserves to be up there with other great Kings such as William the Conquerer, King Arthur, Henry II, Edward III and Richard II.

A fascinating individual in this biography, one of the few on this extraordinary man, the story of 10t century England comes alive, describing the people who populated England before the Norman invasion of 1066.

Seth J. Frantzman