In this nuanced portrait of Athelstan, Sarah Foot offers the first full account of the king ever written. She traces his life through the various spheres in which he lived and worked, beginning with the intimate context of his family, then extending outward to his unusual multi-ethnic royal court, the Church and his kingdom, the wars he conducted, and finally his death and legacy. Foot describes a sophisticated man who was not only a great military leader but also a worthy king. He governed brilliantly, developed creative ways to project his image as a ruler, and devised strategic marriage treaties and gift exchanges to cement alliances with the leading royal and ducal houses of Europe.
- ISBN10 0300125356
- ISBN13 9780300125351
- Publish Date 28 June 2011
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 30 April 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Yale University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 284
- Language English