Northumbria The Lost Kingdom

Author : Paul Gething,Edoardo Albert
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752490892

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Northumbria: The Lost Kingdom by Paul Gething,Edoardo Albert Pdf

Northumbria was one of the great kingdoms of Britain in the Dark Ages, enduring longer than the Roman Empire. Yet it has been all but forgotten. This book puts Northumbria back in its rightful place, at the heart of British history. From the impregnable fastness of Bamburgh Castle, the kings of Northumbria ruled a vast area, and held sway as High Kings of Britain. From the tidal island of Lindisfarne, extraordinary saints and learned scholars brought Christianity and civilization to the rest of the country. Now, thanks to the ongoing work of a dedicated team of archaeologists this story is slowly being brought to light. The excavations at Bamburgh Castle have revealed a society of unsuspected sophistication and elegance, capable of creating swords and jewellery unparalleled before or since, and works of art and devotion that still fill the beholder with wonder.

Author : Paul Gething,Edoardo Albert
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752490892

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Northumbria: The Lost Kingdom by Paul Gething,Edoardo Albert Pdf

Northumbria was one of the great kingdoms of Britain in the Dark Ages, enduring longer than the Roman Empire. Yet it has been all but forgotten. This book puts Northumbria back in its rightful place, at the heart of British history. From the impregnable fastness of Bamburgh Castle, the kings of Northumbria ruled a vast area, and held sway as High Kings of Britain. From the tidal island of Lindisfarne, extraordinary saints and learned scholars brought Christianity and civilization to the rest of the country. Now, thanks to the ongoing work of a dedicated team of archaeologists this story is slowly being brought to light. The excavations at Bamburgh Castle have revealed a society of unsuspected sophistication and elegance, capable of creating swords and jewellery unparalleled before or since, and works of art and devotion that still fill the beholder with wonder.

Author : David Rollason
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0521813352

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Northumbria, 500-1100 by David Rollason Pdf

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Author : Jayne Castel
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1731055021

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The Kingdom of Northumbria by Jayne Castel Pdf

Three remarkable women find love and happiness in a world dominated by the warrior and the sword. Travel back in time to 7th Century Anglo-Saxon Britain and meet Aelfwyn, Hea, Osana

Author : Dan Jackson
Publisher : Hurst & Company
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781787381940

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The Northumbrians by Dan Jackson Pdf

Why is the North East the most distinctive region of England? Where do the stereotypes about North Easterners come from, and why are they so often misunderstood? In this wideranging new history of the people of North East England, Dan Jackson explores the deep roots of Northumbrian culture--hard work and heavy drinking, sociability and sentimentality, militarism and masculinity--in centuries of border warfare and dangerous and demanding work in industry, at sea and underground. He explains how the landscape and architecture of the North East explains so much about the people who have lived there, and how a 'Northumbrian Enlightenment' emerged from this most literate part of England, leading to a catalogue of inventions that changed the world, from the locomotive to the lightbulb. Jackson's Northumbrian journey reaches right to the present day, as this remarkable region finds itself caught between an indifferent south and a newly assertive Scotland. Covering everything from the Venerable Bede and the prince-bishops of Durham to Viz and Geordie Shore, this vital new history makes sense of a part of England facing an uncertain future, but whose people remain as distinctive as ever.

Author : Bernard Cornwell
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061760884

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The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell Pdf

The first installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series. This is the exciting—yet little known—story of the making of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which King Alfred the Great, his son and grandson defeated the Danish Vikings who had invaded and occupied three of England’s four kingdoms. The story is seen through the eyes of Uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the Danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the Northmen begin their assault on Wessex (Alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in English hands) Uhtred almost thinks of himself as a Dane. He certainly has no love for Alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for Viking savagery, yet when Alfred unexpectedly defeats the Danes and the Danes themselves turn on Uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sides. By now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wall. Above all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of Bebbanburg by the wild northern sea. This thrilling adventure—based on existing records of Bernard Cornwell’s ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on Christian England, an assault that came very close to destroying England.

Author : Bernard Cornwell
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780008183974

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War Lord (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 13) by Bernard Cornwell Pdf

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now* The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and the epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series. A divided kingdom An impossible choice The ultimate battle . . .

Author : Roy Anderson
Publisher : Graham Books
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015033005318

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The Violent Kingdom by Roy Anderson Pdf

Author : Max Adams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781781854174

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The King in the North by Max Adams Pdf

'A triumph – a Game of Thrones in the Dark Ages' TOM HOLLAND. The magisterial biography of Oswald Whiteblade, exiled prince of Northumbria, who returned in blood and glory to reclaim his birthright. A charismatic leader, a warrior whose prowess in battle earned him the epithet Whiteblade, an exiled prince who returned to claim his birthright, the inspiration for Tolkein's Aragorn. Oswald of Northumbria was the first great English monarch, yet today this legendary figure is all but forgotten. In this panoramic portrait of Dark Age Britain, archaeologist and biographer Max Adams returns the king in the North to his rightful place in history.

Author : Edoardo Albert
Publisher : Lion Fiction
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781782641179

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Oswald: Return of the King by Edoardo Albert Pdf

'Spirited and enjoyable' Nicholas Higham Oswald had found peace. But now he must fight for the throne. Northumbria lies undefended. Cadwallon and Penda, the kings of Gwynedd and Mercia, ravage the land. Oswald has a rightful claim to the throne, but he is sick of bloodshed, and in his heart he longs to lay down his sword and join the monks of Iona. However, the abbot of Iona does not need another monk; the abbot wants a warrior king to spread the new faith. He must reignite Oswald’s hunger for glory and renown, for gold and power and the homage of men. But, if he does, will it destroy Oswald?

Author : Edoardo Albert
Publisher : Lion Fiction
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781782641193

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Oswiu: King of Kings by Edoardo Albert Pdf

'Edoardo Albert’s book is brilliant: hugely enjoyable, a galloping plot with characters I care about – exactly the sort of thing I love to read. . . . This was a joy to read from start to finish.' Conn Iggulden, author of the Conqueror and Emperor series. Oswald’s head is on a spike. Can Oswiu avoid the same fate? The great pagan king Penda set a trap, and when the brothers Oswiu and Oswald walked in, only one came back alive. Rumours abound that the place where Oswald’s body is strung up has become sacred ground a site of healing for those who seek it. Oswald’s mother believes he will protect those he loves, even beyond the grave. So she asks the impossible of Oswiu: to journey to the heart of Penda’s kingdom and rescue the body that was stolen from them. Oswiu: King of Kings is the masterful conclusion to The Northumbrian Thrones trilogy.

Author : Bernard Cornwell
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 2218 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007511464

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The Last Kingdom Series Books 1-6 (The Last Kingdom Series) by Bernard Cornwell Pdf

Start the epic journey today. This is the ultimate collection: the first six books in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. A hero will be forged from this broken land. As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world.

Author : Bernard Cornwell
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 2366 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780008159658

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The Last Kingdom Series Books 1–8: The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, The Lords of the North, Sword Song, The Burning Land, Death of Kings, The Pagan Lord, The Empty Throne (The Last Kingdom Series) by Bernard Cornwell Pdf

The ultimate collection of books 1-8 in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. A hero will be forged from this broken land. As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world.

Author : Edoardo Albert,Paul Gething
Publisher : Granta Books
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783784448

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Warrior by Edoardo Albert,Paul Gething Pdf

Warrior tells the story of forgotten man, a man whose bones were found in an Anglo-Saxon graveyard at Bamburgh castle in Northumberland. It is the story of a violent time when Britain was defining itself in waves of religious fervour, scattered tribal expansion and terrible bloodshed; it is the story of the fighting class, men apart, defined in life and death by their experiences on the killing field; it is an intricate and riveting narrative of survival and adaptation set in the stunning political and physical landscapes of medieval England. Warrior is a classic of British history, a landmark of popular archaeology, and a must-read for anyone interested in the story of where we've come from.

Author : Dr. Clifton Wilcox
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781503523579

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The Fall of the Kingdom of Northumbria by Dr. Clifton Wilcox Pdf

The Battle of Dunnichen is significant since it marked the turning point in the history of the Picts and marked their independence from the Kingdom of Northumbria. Not only is this possibly the best documented event in the history of the Picts, but it also allowed them to overthrow the Northumbrian rule and the dark shadow it cast over all northern peoples. Without the leadership of King Bridei and his courageous followers, Scotland as we know it may not have existed. The battle also helped to define the Scottish/English border that remains today, a border that could have been pushed further north by the Northumbrians if they had not been stopped.