Æthelstan: The First King of England

Æthelstan: The First King of England is a 2011 biography by Sarah Foot of Æthelstan, who was king of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and the first king of the whole of England from 927 to 939.[1][2][3][4]

First edition

It includes his family life and his relationships with his numerous half-sisters and half-brothers. It discusses his role during the turbulent time for the kingdoms of Mercia, Wessex and Northumbria.[5]

References
  1. Dietrich, Donald J. (2013). "Aethelstan: The First King of England". The European Legacy. 18 (7): 937–938. doi:10.1080/10848770.2013.816134. ISSN 1084-8770.
  2. Giandrea, Mary Frances (2013). "Sarah Foot. Æthelstan: The First King of England". The Journal of British Studies. 52 (02): 505–506. doi:10.1017/jbr.2013.11. ISSN 0021-9371.
  3. Lavelle, R. (2013). "Aethelstan: The First King of England, by Sarah Foot". The English Historical Review. 128 (530): 111–113. doi:10.1093/ehr/ces378. ISSN 0013-8266.
  4. Rabin, Andrew S. (2012). "Review Foot, Æthelstan: The First King of England". Speculum. 87 (03): 870–871. doi:10.1017/S0038713412002278. ISSN 0038-7134.
  5. "Aethelstan: The First King of England".


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