AEthelflaed: Lady of the Mercians

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ISBN: 9781910900161

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Author	Clarkson, Tim
Pub Date	05/07/2018
Binding	Paperback
Pages	256

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Published to coincide with the 1100th anniversary of the death of AEthelflaed, who ruled over the ancient kingdom of Mercia (English Midlands). The book examines her important place in history as the only woman who ruled one of the major powers of Dark Age Britain.

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At the end of the ninth century AD, a large part of what is now England was controlled by the Vikings - heathen warriors from Scandinavia who

had been attacking the British Isles for more than a hundred years. Alfred the Great, king of Wessex, was determined to regain the conquered

lands but his death in 899 meant that the task passed to his son Edward. In the early 900s, Edward led a great fightback against the Viking

armies. He was assisted by the English rulers of Mercia: Lord AEthelred and his wife AEthelflaed (Edward's sister).

After her husband's death, AEthelflaed ruled Mercia on her own, leading the army to war and working with her brother to achieve their father's aims.

Known to history as the Lady of the Mercians, she earned a reputation as a competent general and was feared by her enemies. She helped to

save England from the Vikings and is one of the most famous women of the Dark Ages. This book, published 1100 years after her death, tells her

remarkable story.