Edward, King of the Angles and the Saxons

by Sidney Lee

Overview

A short biography of Edward, King of the Angles and Saxons. He succeeded his father Alfred the Great in 899. He reconquered southeast England and the Midlands from the Danes, uniting Wessex and Mercia with the help of his sister Aethelflaed. By the time of his death his kingdom was the most powerful in the British Isles. He was succeeded by his son Athelstan. Edward extended the system of burghal defense begun by Alfred, building new burghs, for example at Hertford and Buckingham, and twin burghs at Bedford and Stamford.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148674542
Publisher:	Shamrock Eden Publishing
Publication date:	08/30/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	703,282
File size:	155 KB

About the Author

Sir Sidney Lee - English biographer and critic. He was born Solomon Lazarus Lee in London and educated at the City of London School and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated in modern history. He became assistant-editor of the Dictionary of National Biography and later editor.