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Athelstan: The First King of England by Sarah Foot
Category: History | Series: Yale English Monarchs Series
The powerful and innovative King Athelstan reigned only briefly (924-939), yet his achievements during those eventful twelve years changed the course of English history. He won spectacular military victories (most notably at Brunanburh), forged unprecedented political connections across Europe, and succ ...Show more
Henry IV by Chris Given-Wilson
Category: History | Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series
Henry IV (1399-1413), the son of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, seized the English throne at the age of thirty-two from his cousin Richard II and held it until his death, aged forty-five, when he was succeeded by his son, Henry V. This comprehensive and nuanced biography restores to his rightful plac ...Show more
Mary I: England's Catholic Queen by John Edwards
Category: History | Series: Yale English Monarchs Series
The life story of Mary I - daughter of Henry VIII and his Spanish wife, Catherine of Aragon - is often distilled to a few dramatic episodes: her victory over the attempted coup by Lady Jane Grey, the imprisonment of her half-sister Elizabeth, the burning of Protestants, her short marriage to Philip of S ...Show more
Mary I: England's Catholic Queen by John Edwards
Category: History | Series: Yale English Monarchs Series
The lifestory of Mary I - daughter of Henry VIII and his Spanish wife, Catherine of Aragon - is often distilled to a few dramatic episodes: her victory over the attempted coup by Lady Jane Grey, the imprisonment of her half-sister Elizabeth, the burning of Protestants, her short marriage to Philip of Sp ...Show more
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