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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

FORMAT: Hardback

ISBN: 9781526733962

RRP: £25.00

PAGES: 200

PUBLICATION DATE:
August 30, 2018

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Founder, Fighter, Saxon Queen: Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians

Margaret C. Jones

Alfred the Great’s daughter defied all expectations of a well-bred Saxon princess. The first Saxon woman ever to rule a kingdom, Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, led her army in battle against Viking invaders. She further broke with convention by arranging for her daughter to succeed her on the throne of Mercia.To protect her people and enable her kingdom in the Midlands to prosper, Aethelflaed rebuilt Chester and Gloucester, and built seven entirely new English towns. In so doing she helped shape our world today.This book brings Aethelflaed’s world to life, from her childhood in time of war to her remarkable work as ruler of Mercia. The final chapter traces her legend, from medieval paintings to novels and contemporary art, illustrating the impact of a legacy that continues to be felt to this day.

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Margaret C. Jones

Margaret C. Jones received her PhD from Purdue University in 1989. She has taught English literature-‘from Beowulf to Virginia Woolf’-at universities in the USA, Egypt and the UK. She is author of _Heretics and Hellraisers_, a study of American women radicals in the early twentieth century.