The Earliest English KingsThe Earliest English Kings is a fascinating survey of Anglo-Saxon History from the sixth century to the eighth century and the death of King Alfred. It explains and explores the 'Heptarchy' or the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, as well as the various peoples within them, wars, religion, King Offa and the coming of the Vikings. With maps and family trees, this book reveals the complex, distant and tumultuous events of Anglo-Saxon politics. |
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Contents
The peoples and kingdoms of preViking England | 1 |
Early Kent | 23 |
The early kings of the western Saxons | 38 |
The Anglian territories in the late sixth and early seventh | 50 |
The northern Anglian hegemony in the seventh century | 63 |
The southumbrian kingdoms from the midseventh to | 94 |
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Common terms and phrases
Aelfwald Aethelbald Aethelberht Aethelfrith Aethelheard Aethelred Aethelwulf Alcuin Aldfrith Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Anglo-Saxon England Anglo-Saxon kingdoms annals Appendix archbishop battle Bede Bede says Bede's Bernician bishop Britain British Britons Cadwallon Caedwalla Ceawlin Cenwealh Ceolwulf certainly Charlemagne Charters Christian Chronicle A s.a. Church of Canterbury Coenwulf Cynegils death Deiran Eadbald Eadberht Eadwine Eadwine's Eardwulf Early Anglo-Saxon East Angles East Saxons eastern Angles Ecgberht Ecgfrith EHD Vol Epistolae Karol Aevi evidence Genealogical Regnal List Humber Hwicce ibid Kentish King Alfred king of Kent kingship land London Mercian military Monachi Opera Omnia monastery ninth century northern Angles Northumbrian Offa Offa's Origins of Anglo-Saxon Oswald Oswiu Oxford pagan Penda Picts political Pope Prankish probably Raedwald reign royal power rulers Saxon Genealogical Regnal seventh century South Saxons southern England Stenton successor Symeonis Monachi Opera territory Thames Viking Vita Wilfridi Welsh Wessex West Saxon Genealogical western Saxons Wilfrid Winwaed Wulfhere York
References to this book
Carolingian Connections: Anglo-Saxon England and Carolingian Francia, C. 750-870 Joanna Story No preview available - 2003 |
The Origins of Beowulf:From Vergil to Wiglaf: From Vergil to Wiglaf Richard North No preview available - 2007 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Earliest English Kings |
| Author | D. P. Kirby |
| Edition | illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | Psychology Press, 2000 |
| ISBN | 041524210X, 9780415242103 |
| Length | 258 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / Europe / Great Britain History / Europe / Great Britain / General History / General |
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