Edward the Elder: King of the Anglo-Saxons, Forgotten Son of Alfred

New in paperback - The first biography of Alfred the Great's son, the forgotten king who was crucial to uniting England.

Edward the Elder succeeded his father Alfred the Great to the kingdom of Wessex, but was largely overlooked by his contemporaries (at least in terms of the historical record) and to a greater or lesser extent by later historians. He is the forgotten son of Alfred. Edward deserves to be recognised for his contribution to Anglo-Saxon history and a new assessment of his reig...