Edward the Elder Edward the Elder King of the Anglo-Saxons Forgotten Son of Alfred Michael John Key Amberley2019Hardback320pp Illustrated230x155mm 9781445684772 Product Code: 508208 Details ‘A remarkable and successful king of the Anglo-Saxons’, but overshadowed by the illustrious reputation of his father, Alfred the Great, Edward the Eld... DetailsBackDetails‘A remarkable and successful king of the Anglo-Saxons’, but overshadowed by the illustrious reputation of his father, Alfred the Great, Edward the Elder reigned between 899 and 924 and was pivotal in the transformation of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms into a recognizable, unified English nation state which his son Æthelstan developed further. Drawing on tenth-century sources, Michael John Key gives an assessment of the reign and, as far as possible, an account of Edward’s early life and kingship in Anglo-Saxon Wessex.See MoreSee Less Sorry, this item is now out of stock. publ £20.00now £9.99 Qty Qty123 CategoriesBack by Popular DemandBiography (all)BiographyHistoryMedieval HistoryTagsEarly history: c 500 to c 1450/1500