Alfred The Great Justin Pollard John Murray Publishers Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

Alfred Is The Only English King Ever To Be Called \ Great\ It Was Not A Title Given By Political Supporters Sycophantic Gift Of An Official Biographer Nor Self-Styled History Justin Pollard\ S Enthralling Authoritative Account Befits - Soldier Scholar And Statesman Like No Other In His Rule Spanned Troubled Times Shores Were Under Constant Threat From Viking Marauders He Faced Turmoil At Home Soon After Began Conspiracy Erupted Hounded Out Kingdom Into Solitary Exile Forests Fens But Ambition Felled Adversity Alone This Damp Dangerous Half-World Bogs Quicksand Looked Within Found Motivation Create New Type Nation Drawing On Latest Historical Textual Archaeological Research Pollard Radically Reassesses Key Moments Alfred\ Life Offers Interpretation What Caused Most Remarkable Begin Formation England How Coloured Subsequent Western World Down Present Day Σελίδες: 384 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0810 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm