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Chargement... Harthacnut: The Last Danish King of Englandpar Ian Howard
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This short book offered a very clear and readable account of what we know of Canute's short lived son and intended successor on the thrones of Denmark and England. This offers a more nuanced view than the usual image in history books of his being an almost faceless young man who is practically interchangeable with his half brother Harold Harefoot. Some interesting line drawings and unusual family trees as well. An equally readable modern account of his father's life and reign would be good. 5/5 ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Harthacnut was the last of three Danish kings to rule in England between 1013 and 1042. Although he was king of Denmark for many years, Harthacnut only ruled England directly for the last two years of his life. Yet he shaped the course of English history most profoundly. Because his mother was Emma of Normandy, Harthacnut ensured that Emma's son by a previous marriage, Edward the Confessor, should succeed him as king of England. This established the Norman claim to the English throne. An understanding of Harthacnut's adventurous career, his complicated family relationships, and the manner in which he created a northern empire based upon sea power and trade now enables us to appreciate more fully why the Norman Conquest of England came about. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)942.0183092History and Geography Europe England and Wales England Anglo-Saxon B.C. 55 - A.D. 1066Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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