ISBN: | 9780750963695 |
Publisher: | The History Press |
Published: | 1 June, 2015 |
Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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'Alfred is one of the most remarkable rulers of any time or place. This clear, readable and insightful book shows why.' Michael Wood Why is Alfred the Great? A simple answer is that he has been seen as a man who saved England, invented English identity and pioneered English as a written language. He is the first Englishman for whom a biography survives so that we know more about Alfred and his ideals than we do for most people who lived over a thousand years ago. A slightly longer answer would s
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