{"product_id":"alfred-the-great-the-man-who-made-england","title":"Alfred the Great: The Man Who Made England","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 24px 0;padding:20px 24px;border:1.5px solid #c8102e;border-radius:10px;background:rgba(200,16,46,0.05);\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8102e;\"\u003eSave with the Bundle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eThis title is one of the four books of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-angloid-bundle\" style=\"color:#c8102e;font-weight:600;\"\u003eThe Angloid Bundle\u003c\/a\u003e — \u003cem\u003eThe Anglo-Saxons\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAlfred the Great\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Great and Terrible King\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHenry V\u003c\/em\u003e together for \u003cstrong\u003e$139.99\u003c\/strong\u003e instead of $163.96. \u003cstrong\u003eYou save $23.97.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Only King Called “Great”\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlfred is the only English king ever to be called ‘the Great’. It was not a title given by political supporters, nor the sycophantic gift of an official biographer, nor a self-styled honour. It was the gift of history. Justin Pollard's biography sets out to show why the ninth-century king of Wessex earned it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrom Fugitive to Founder\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the winter of 878 Alfred's kingdom had been reduced to a few square miles of Somerset marsh, its king a fugitive at Athelney. From that low point Pollard traces the counterattack at Edington, the taming of the Danes, and the rebuilding that followed: the network of fortified burhs, the reorganised army, the first English navy, the law code, and the court of scholars through which Alfred set out to educate a broken people. It was Alfred who first imagined a single realm of the English — the idea his children and grandchildren would make real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePollard’s Account\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePollard writes an enthralling, authoritative life that keeps the man visible inside the legend — the chronic illness, the burnt-cakes folklore, the restless intelligence. “A delicious historical treat,” in Stephen Fry's verdict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout This Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Justin Pollard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Murray Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780719566660\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Rite Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44081836523579,"sku":"9780719566660","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/6684\/7547\/files\/alfred-the-great-pollard.jpg?v=1788191248","url":"https:\/\/theritebooks.com\/products\/alfred-the-great-the-man-who-made-england","provider":"The Rite Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}