{"product_id":"9781398120440","title":"Nobility and Fortune : England in the Short Tenth Century, 899-975 by Asch, T.D.","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Asch, T.D.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEngland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 15 March 2026 by Amberley Publishing in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 288 pages, 8 Plates, colour\u003cbr\u003e243 x 167 x 35 | 618g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 899, the accession of Edward the Elder, son of Alfred the Great, ushered in a tumultuous period that would see seven reigning kings in England over seventy-six years. It is during this turbulent time that England was transformed from an idea into a kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the unification of a nation that includes a shadowy patriarch, a warrior princess and a dissolute reprobate. It is the story of a deeply principled archbishop and another who was corrupt, of heroic deeds and squalid misdeeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbove all, it is the story of an ongoing contest for power: between rival candidates for the throne, between Crown and Church, between north and south, and between the English and the Norse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57919302107517,"sku":"9781398120440","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9781398120440.jpg?v=1773241580","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/fr\/products\/9781398120440","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}