Alfred the Great: pocket GIANTS
Barbara Yorke
ISBN: | 9780750961479 |
Publisher: | The History Press |
Published: | 3 August, 2015 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
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Alfred the Great: pocket GIANTS
Barbara Yorke
'Alfred is one of the most remarkable rulers of any time or place. This clear, readable and insightful book shows why.' Michael Wood Why is Alfred the Great? A simple answer is that he has been seen as a man who saved England, invented English identity and pioneered English as a written language. He is the first Englishman for whom a biography survives so that we know more about Alfred and his ideals than we do for most people who lived over a thousand years ago. A slightly longer answer would s
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