Aethelred the Unready (Penguin Monarchs): The Failed King (Penguin Monarchs)

by Richard Abels

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A major new title in the Penguin Monarchs series

In his fascinating new book in the Penguin Monarchs series, Richard Abels examines the long and troubled reign of Aethelred II the 'Unraed', the 'Ill-Advised'. It is characteristic of Aethelred's reign that its greatest surviving work of literature, the poem The Battle of Maldon, should be a record of heroic defeat. Perhaps no ruler could have stemmed the encroachment of wave upon wave of Viking raiders, but Aethelred will always be associated with that failure.

  • ISBN10 0141979496
  • ISBN13 9780141979496
  • Publish Date 25 October 2018
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
  • Imprint Allen Lane