{"product_id":"9780241383001","title":"Edward the Confessor (Penguin Monarchs) : The Sainted King","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Woodman, David, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/11\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 160 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: Penguin Monarchs, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Allen Lane,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Biography: historical political \u0026amp; military, Biography: royalty, British \u0026amp; Irish history, British monarchy\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241383001\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eEdward the Confessor, the last great king of Anglo-Saxon England, canonized nearly 100 years after his death, is in part a figure of myths created in the late middle ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this revealing portrait of England's royal saint, David Woodman traces the course of Edward's twenty-four-year-long reign through the lens of contemporary sources, from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and the Vita AEdwardi Regis to the Bayeux Tapestry, to separate myth from history and uncover the complex politics of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe shows Edward to be a shrewd politician who, having endured a long period of exile from England in his youth, ascended the throne in 1042 and came to control a highly sophisticated and powerful administration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe twists and turns of Edward's reign are generally seen as a prelude to the Norman Conquest in 1066. Woodman explains clearly how events unfolded and personalities interacted but, unlike many, he shows a capable and impressive king at the centre of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37296334602393,"sku":"9780241383001","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780241383001.jpg?v=1606327185","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780241383001","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}