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9781862275669 - Barbara Yorke: Alfred the Great (Pocket GIANTS)
Barbara Yorke

Alfred the Great (Pocket GIANTS) (2015)

Lieferung erfolgt aus/von: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika EN NW FE EB DL

ISBN: 9781862275669 bzw. 1862275661, in Englisch, 128 Seiten, The History Press, neu, Erstausgabe, E-Book, elektronischer Download.

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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 we know more about Alfred and his ideals than we do for most people who lived over 1,000 years ago. A slightly longer answer would say that things are a bit more complicated, and that one reason Alfred seems to be so "great" was that he made sure we were told that he was. To get the measure of Alfred we need to look at what he actually managed to achieve. Can we resurrect the "real" King Alfred? Even if we have to part company with some of the Victorian adulation, we are still left with a pretty impressive and surprising person. Kindle Edition, Edition: 1, Format: Kindle eBook, Label: The History Press, The History Press, Product group: eBooks, Published: 2015-07-01, Release date: 2015-07-01, Studio: The History Press, Sales rank: 1640073.
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9781862275669 - Barbara Yorke: Alfred the Great (Pocket GIANTS)
Barbara Yorke

Alfred the Great (Pocket GIANTS) (2015)

Lieferung erfolgt aus/von: Kanada EN NW FE EB DL

ISBN: 9781862275669 bzw. 1862275661, in Englisch, 128 Seiten, The History Press, neu, Erstausgabe, E-Book, elektronischer Download.

Lieferung aus: Kanada, E-Book zum Download, Versandkostenfrei.
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 we know more about Alfred and his ideals than we do for most people who lived over 1,000 years ago. A slightly longer answer would say that things are a bit more complicated, and that one reason Alfred seems to be so "great" was that he made sure we were told that he was. To get the measure of Alfred we need to look at what he actually managed to achieve. Can we resurrect the "real" King Alfred? Even if we have to part company with some of the Victorian adulation, we are still left with a pretty impressive and surprising person. Kindle Edition, Ausgabe: 1, Format: Kindle eBook, Label: The History Press, The History Press, Produktgruppe: eBooks, Publiziert: 2015-07-01, Freigegeben: 2015-07-01, Studio: The History Press.
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