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Athelstan (Penguin Monarchs) by Holland Tom
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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
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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
Edward IV - The Summer King by A. J. Pollard
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In 1461 Edward earl of March, an able, handsome, and charming eighteen-year old, usurped the English throne from his feeble Lancastrian predecessor Henry VI. Ten years on, following outbreaks of civil conflict that culminated in him losing, then regaining the crown, he had finally secured his kingdom. T ...Show more
Edward IV - The Summer King by A. J. Pollard
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Category: No Category | Series: Penguin Monarchs Ser.
In 1461 Edward earl of March, an able, handsome, and charming eighteen-year old, usurped the English throne from his feeble Lancastrian predecessor Henry VI. Ten years on, following outbreaks of civil conflict that culminated in him losing, then regaining the crown, he had finally secured his kingdom. T ...Show more
Elizabeth I (Penguin Monarchs) by Castor Helen
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Category: Royalty | 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
Henry V (Penguin Monarchs) - From Playboy Prince to Warrior King by Anne Curry
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Henry V would spend virtually his entire reign in active warfare; indeed, he knew no other way to rule'Henry V is probably medieval England's most well-known and admired king, famed for victory at Agincourt. Yet his invasion of France represented a huge gamble by an insecure ruler. This is a vivid new i ...Show more
Henry VI (Penguin Monarchs) by James Ross
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Henry VI, son of the all-conquering Henry V, was one of the least able and least successful of English kings. His long reign, which started when he was only nine months old, ended in catastrophe, with the loss of England's territories in France and a bankrupt England's long decline into civil war- the w ...Show more
Mary I (Penguin Monarchs) by John Edwards
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The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback The elder daughter of Henry VIII, Mary I (1553-58) became England's ruler on the unexpected death of her brother Edward VI. Her short reign is one of the great potential turning points in the c ...Show more
Oliver Cromwell (Penguin Monarchs) by David Horspool
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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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