Edward the Elder, 899-924N. J. Higham, David Hill Edward the Elder, son and successor of King Alfred, was one of the greatest architects of the English state and yet is one of the most neglected kings of English history. During his 24-year reign, Edward led a series of successful campaigns against the Vikings and by the time of his death controlled most of southern and midland England, with his influence also felt in Wales and the north. Edward the Elder is a timely reassessment of his reign and helps to restore this ruler to his rightful place in English history. The period of Edward's reign is notably lacking in primary materials for historians. But by drawing upon sources as diverse as literature, archaeology, coins and textiles, this book brings together a rich variety of scholarship to offer new insight into the world of Edward the Elder. With this wealth of perspectives, Edward the Elder offers a broad picture of Edward's reign and his relation to the politics and culture of the Anglo-Saxon period. |
Contents
What is not known about the reign of Edward the Elder | 12 |
Edward as Ætheling | 25 |
Edward king of the AngloSaxons | 40 |
The coinage of Edward the Elder | 67 |
an Irish perspective on West Saxon | 89 |
Gloucester and the New Minster of St Oswald | 102 |
added eastern building | 109 |
Edward the Elders Danelaw | 128 |
Edward the Elder and the reestablishment of Chester | 160 |
York in the early tenth century | 188 |
from Cuerdale to BossallFlaxton | 212 |
Edward the Elder and the churches of Winchester | 230 |
Edward the Elders | 248 |
kingship and royal property from | 264 |
tradition and innovation | 280 |
Endpiece | 307 |
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