The Earliest English Kings [Hardcover]

D. P. Kirby (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 7, 2000 | ISBN-10: 041524210X | ISBN-13: 978-0415242103 | Edition: 2

The 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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In a soft-voiced fashion this book offers a strong revisionism of Anglo-Saxon history in the centuries between the creation of the early kingdoms and the emergence of Wessex under Alfred the Great.
–Albion

- Provides in a readable and accessible form a political history of the early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms to the death of Alfred..
–Medieval History

A good example of scholarship presented in an accessible and intellectually stimulating way..
–ITeaching History

About the Author

Kirby |f David held a personal chair in History at the University of Whales, Aberystwyth and is now retired. He is the author of The Making of Early England and is co-author of A Bibliographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain

Product Details

• Hardcover: 284 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (November 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 041524210X
• ISBN-13: 978-0415242103
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,000,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, Horrid Kindle Edition, December 17, 2011

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G. C. Aliano "G.C. Aliano" (São Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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I must note that the poor rating has little to do with the author and everything to do with the poor quality of this Kindle edition.
This Kindle ebook costs $31.56 to buy and yet all the images, figures, tables and illustrations in the book are useless due to the fact they are too small and blur when zoomed in. The Appendix in the kindle edition becomes a tasteless joke with all figures with the descents and genealogies rendered useless. Then the notes in the book don't link to their respective notes section.
I was stupid in thinking that my inability to access the images and the lack of linking for the notes were restrictions the sample carried - and that those would be gone once I purchased the book.
I'm disappointed and frustrated.

5.0 out of 5 stars a goldmine of information, July 27, 2011

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This review is from: The Earliest English Kings (Paperback)

A most detailed reference book. If your interest is Anglo saxon history, this has to be in your library. The author has done an enormous amount of research. I would be amazed if this were not a prescribe text book for any organised study of Anglo-Saxon history course.