The King in the North by Max Adams
A recreation of the life and times of Oswald of Northumbria: Christian warlord, founder of Lindisfarne monastery and the first great English monarch.
A triumphThe most gripping portrait of 7th-Century Britain that I have read... A Game of Thrones in the Dark Ages' -- Tom Holland, The Times
An engagingly populist and evocative book that makes a bold and effective attempt to bring a particularly obscure period in northern British history to the general reader * Literary Review *
This early ruler had a life, and a legacy that rivals any fable * Independent *
Gripping, hugely enjoyable and deeply scholarly. * History Today Books of the Year *
An engagingly populist and evocative book that makes a bold and effective attempt to bring a particularly obscure period in northern British history to the general reader * Literary Review *
This early ruler had a life, and a legacy that rivals any fable * Independent *
Gripping, hugely enjoyable and deeply scholarly. * History Today Books of the Year *
Max Adams is a writer, archaeologist and woodsman whose work explores themes of landscape, knowledge and human connectedness with the earth. He is the author of Admiral Collingwood, Aelfred's Britain, Trees of Life, the bestselling The King in the North and In the Land of Giants. He has lived and worked in the North-East of England since 1993.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781789546620 |
| ISBN 10 | 1789546621 |
| Title | The King in the North |
| Author | Max Adams |
| Series | The Founders Of Britain Quartet |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2020-11-12 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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