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Penda Mercia s First King
Author | : Paul Barrett |
Publsiher | : Pen and Sword Military |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2024-07-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781036102609 |
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Since the Venerable Bede wrote his iconic Ecclesiastic History of England in the eighth century, King Penda has been relegated to the role of villain and treated as a barrier to advancement in a battle between new ideas and a new culture. Paul Barrett outlines the background to the Anglo-Saxon takeover in England and explores the broad concepts of the Angles’ traditional culture, before delving into the life of Penda (605 – 655). Penda’s life spanned the first half of the seventh century, the era which gave birth to national identities which still form the central components of modern Britain; Wales, Scotland, and England all take shape through this period. Penda’s seemingly impossible ascent to prominence starts on the very periphery of power and ends with the dominance of Britain. He is at the centre of Mercia’s birth, expansion and rise. Throughout his reign his kingdom becomes a bastion of stability in a period of endemic warfare, climate change challenges, cultural competition, and unstable nation-to nation relationships. Throughout his life Penda challenges the status quo and shows the value of cultural pluralism in a time when the growing power of a new faith, Christianity, was pushing all others into extinction. Guided by his loyalty to an ancient culture, service to his family, and his powerful Queen Cynewise, Penda launched Mercia towards eventual supremacy, which would last for over 200 years. He was the last of the great Anglo-Saxon heathen warlords.
Penda Heathen King of Mercia
Author | : Pete Jennings |
Publsiher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2013-05-23 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1505299756 |
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The first book to gather the fragmentary sources on this dynamic 7th century warrior king, who expanded his territory with war craft and politics in a time of great upheaval. The tale is told within the context of Anglo Saxon culture: food, costume, law, housing, finance, slavery and the competing Pagan & Christian religions.
Penda Mercia s First King
Author | : Paul Barrett |
Publsiher | : Pen and Sword Military |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2024-07-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781036102586 |
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Since the Venerable Bede wrote his iconic Ecclesiastic History of England in the eighth century, King Penda has been relegated to the role of villain and treated as a barrier to advancement in a battle between new ideas and a new culture. Paul Barrett outlines the background to the Anglo-Saxon takeover in England and explores the broad concepts of the Angles’ traditional culture, before delving into the life of Penda (605 – 655). Penda’s life spanned the first half of the seventh century, the era which gave birth to national identities which still form the central components of modern Britain; Wales, Scotland, and England all take shape through this period. Penda’s seemingly impossible ascent to prominence starts on the very periphery of power and ends with the dominance of Britain. He is at the centre of Mercia’s birth, expansion and rise. Throughout his reign his kingdom becomes a bastion of stability in a period of endemic warfare, climate change challenges, cultural competition, and unstable nation-to nation relationships. Throughout his life Penda challenges the status quo and shows the value of cultural pluralism in a time when the growing power of a new faith, Christianity, was pushing all others into extinction. Guided by his loyalty to an ancient culture, service to his family, and his powerful Queen Cynewise, Penda launched Mercia towards eventual supremacy, which would last for over 200 years. He was the last of the great Anglo-Saxon heathen warlords.
A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great Britain from the First Invasion of the Romans to the Year 1763
Author | : Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 1812 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : OXFORD:600074512 |
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The Rise and Progress of the English Commonwealth
Author | : Francis Palgrave |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 498 |
Release | : 1831 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : GENT:900000145213 |
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The Rise and Progress of the English Commonwealth
Author | : Sir Francis Palgrave |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 1832 |
Genre | : Constitutional history |
ISBN | : HARVARD:32044097882476 |
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The Kings and Queens of England
Author | : The British Library |
Publsiher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2011-10-24 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780752473109 |
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This title offers a historical context in which to appreciate the political and moral significance of both the famous and the more obscure incidents in the public and private lives of Britain's monarchs.
The Rise and Progress of the English Commonwealth Anglo Saxon Period
Author | : Francis Palgrave |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1188 |
Release | : 1832 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : ONB:+Z155543202 |
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