Offa and the Mercian Wars: The Rise and Fall of the First Great English Kingdom - Softcover

Peers, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1526711508 ISBN 13: 9781526711502

Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2017

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In England in the eighth century, in the midst of the so-called Dark Ages, Offa ruled Mercia, one of the strongest Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. For over 30 years he was the dominant warlord in the territory south of the Humber and the driving force behind the expansion of Mercia s power. During that turbulent period he commanded Mercian armies in their struggle against the neighboring kingdoms of Northumbria and Wessex and against the Welsh tribes. Yet the true story of Offa s long reign and of the rise and fall of Mercia are little known although this is one of the most intriguing episodes in this little-recorded phase of England s past. It is Chris Peers s task in this new study to uncover the facts about Offa and the other Mercian kings and to set them in the context of English history before the coming of the Danes.

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Chris Peers is a leading expert on the history of ancient armies and warfare and has written widely on the subject. He has contributed many articles to military history, wargaming and family history magazines, and his major publications include Warlords of China: 700BC-AD1662, Warrior Peoples of East Africa, Soldiers of the Dragon, The African Wars: Warriors and Soldiers of the Colonial Campaigns, Battles of Ancient China and Genghis Khan and the Mongol War Machine.

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• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1526711508
• ISBN 13: 9781526711502
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 198
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