The Mercian Chronicles by Max Adams
A brilliant recreation of the golden age of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia its landscapes, peoples, conflicts, power structures and political geography by the author of The King in the North.
In this this remarkable book, Max Adams breathes new life into the royal families of the largely forgotten Saxon Kingdom of Mercia, which we can now see played a crucially important role in the foundation of the emerging kingdom of England* Francis Pryor, author of Britain AD: A Quest for Arthur, England and the Anglo-Saxons *
A Game of Thrones in the Dark Ages * Tom Holland, The Times *
Adams never forgets to ask what it looked like to the people on the ground * London Review of Books *
A worthy synthesis of what little we know * Gerard de Groot, The Times *
A brilliantly executed attempt to recover Mercia from the shadows and place it back at the heart of the historical narrative ... In his conclusion, Adams modestly claims to have thrown “no more … than another lighted candle into the shadows”. But in illuminating the long-hidden history of England’s original heartland, he has achieved far more than that. * The Telegraph *
Praise for Max Adams:
Gripping, hugely enjoyable and deeply scholarly
A Game of Thrones in the Dark Ages * Tom Holland, The Times *
Adams never forgets to ask what it looked like to the people on the ground * London Review of Books *
A worthy synthesis of what little we know * Gerard de Groot, The Times *
A brilliantly executed attempt to recover Mercia from the shadows and place it back at the heart of the historical narrative ... In his conclusion, Adams modestly claims to have thrown “no more … than another lighted candle into the shadows”. But in illuminating the long-hidden history of England’s original heartland, he has achieved far more than that. * The Telegraph *
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, In the Land of Giants, The First Kingdom and The Museum of the Wood Age. He has lived and worked in the North East of England since 1993.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781838933258 |
| ISBN 10 | 1838933255 |
| Title | The Mercian Chronicles |
| Author | Max Adams |
| Series | The Founders Of Britain Quartet |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2025-02-13 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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