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Tom Licence Edward the Confessor (Paperback) English Monarchs Series. Title: Edward the Confessor. “This fine biography of Edward the Confessor is both entertaining and elegiac.”. —Nicholas Vincent, The Tablet. One of the last kings of Anglo-Saxon England, Edward the Confessor regained the throne for the House of Wessex and is the only English monarch to have been canonized. Further DetailsTitle: Edward the Confessor Condition: New Format: Paperback Author: Tom Licence Subtitle: Last of the Royal Blood ISBN-10: 0300260822 EAN: 9780300260823 ISBN: 9780300260823 Publisher: Yale University Press Release Date: 10/12/2021 Description: An authoritative life of Edward the Confessor, the monarch whose death sparked the invasion of 1066 "In putting flesh back on Edward’s bones Licence has brought a new succession story to popular attention."—Leanda de Lisle, The Times “This fine biography of Edward the Confessor is both entertaining and elegiac.”—Nicholas Vincent, The Tablet One of the last kings of Anglo-Saxon England, Edward the Confessor regained the throne for the House of Wessex and is the only English monarch to have been canonized. Often cast as a reluctant ruler, easily manipulated by his in-laws, he has been blamed for causing the invasion of 1066—the last successful conquest of England by a foreign power. Tom Licence navigates the contemporary webs of political deceit to present a strikingly different Edward. He was a compassionate man and conscientious ruler, whose reign marked an interval of peace and prosperity between periods of strife. More than any monarch before, he exploited the mystique of royalty to capture the hearts of his subjects. This compelling biography provides a much-needed reassessment of Edward’s reign—calling into doubt the legitimacy of his successors and rewriting the ending of Anglo-Saxon England. Genre: Biography Topic: History Item Height: 197mm Item Length: 127mm Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Series: English Monarchs Series Release Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
