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In this nuanced portrait of Athelstan, Sarah Foot offers the first full account of the king ever written. She traces his life through the various spheres in which he lived and worked, beginning with the intimate context of his family, then extending outward to his unusual multi-ethnic royal court, the Church and his kingdom, the wars he conducted, and finally his death and legacy. Foot describes a sophisticated man who was not only a great military leader but also a worthy king. He governed brilliantly, developed creative ways to project his image as a ruler, and devised strategic marriage treaties and gift exchanges to cement alliances with the leading royal and ducal houses of Europe.

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Very welcome indeed . . . the first book-length treatment of the king . . . a measured and well-written account. Charles Insley, <i>Historian</i>--Charles Insley Historian

[An] enthralling work of historical detection. . . . In the pages of this remarkable biography--a work suffused with a rare empathy--AEthelstan emerges as a character of flesh and blood. --Hywel Williams, Times Literary Supplement --Hywel Williams Times Literary Supplement (09/30/2011)

[A] definitive and comprehensive study that fully does justice to AEthelstan for the first time. --Nicholas Orme, Church Times --Nicholas Orme Church Times (11/18/2011)

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Sarah Foot is Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Christ Church, Oxford, and a foremost scholar of tenth-century history. She lives in Oxford.

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