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'throughout the tenth century, to which he contributed so much. . . . One of the many admirable qualities of this book is the way in which it combines careful scholarship with whole-hearted commitment to its subject. For Douglas Dales the Church's past is not something remote and irrelevant. It is a living resource for us today.' - A.M. Allchin, in the Church Times 'This well researched biography is a suitable reminder of the greatest monastic reformer of his day, who was also a gifted craftsman,caligrapher and artist. . . . Dunstan is a towering example of the power for good which is the Benedictine way of life, still a force after 1500 years.' - The Catholic Herald 'Douglas Dales earns our thanks for allowing us to enter so fully into the life and times of Dunstan, and to find there a reason to celebrate his millenium.' - Esther de Waal, in The Tablet

Douglas Dales was educated at St Dunstan's College, London, and was a scholar of Christ Church, Oxford: he holds degrees in history and theology. He is a parish priest in two parishes, and is Chaplain and Head of Religious Studies at Marlborough College. He is married with three children, and lives in Marlborough. He is the author of Light to the Isles (2010).

Abbreviations Foreword by Robert Runcie, Former Archbishop of Canterbury Preface to the Third (Coronation) Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Tenth-Century Regnal and Archiepiscopal Lists Part One: Glastonbury AD 909-59 1 The Legacy of Alfred the Great 2 Oritur Puer Strenuus 3 At the Court of Athelstan 4 Abbot of Glastonbury 5 Exile and Return Part Two: Canterbury AD 960-88 6 Archbishop of Canterbury 7 The Monasteries 8 The Statesman 9 Two Kings Part Three: The Legacy AD 989-1023 10 The Successors 11 The Flowering of the Tenth Century 12 St Dunstan Notes Bibliography Index