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ADVANCE INFORMATIONIce to Athelstan %u2013TheEmergence of EnglandA10,000 yearaccount of the landandthe people who first createdEnglandCharles BoundyKEY SELLINGPOINTSAnengagingandapproachableaccountofthe10,000yearsofEngland%u2019semergencefromtheglaciersand tundraof thelastIceAgetoa recognisable, independentstate.Anapproachdesignedtohighlightthesuccessive culturesandgroupsof peoplewhosettledinthecountry, givingthebackground totheCelts,Romans, Anglo-Saxons,Vikings and others %u2013before considering how each contributed to the making of England.Groundedinthegeography,landscape, coasts andriversofEnglandasthe countrychangedfromthe Iron Age onwards.Examining the role of custom, perspective, myth and legend in creating English history and reputations.WithsuchconcentrationontheTudorsonwards,theEnglishrisk losingsightoftheirnation%u2019sroots.Iceto Athelstanfills thatgapby presentingthestoryofthecountry%u2019sorigins inasuccinct andaccessibleway.Intwelveshortchaptersthebook coverssome 10,000 yearsfromthetime ofthelastIceAge,whenBritainwas afrozen desert, untiltheshortreign of thefirstking of England. It tells thestory of who came, when,from where,why,andwhateffecttheyhad,asthecountrywaspopulated,takenover,abandoned,contestedand assaultedbeforetheHouseofWessexprevailed.IntheprocessitexaminestheemergentEngland%u2019slinkswith Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Scandinavia as England%u2019s neighbours underwent their own national evolution.InbringingtogetherasummaryofhowEnglandemerged,IcetoAthelstandelvesdeeperintomanyofthe underlying issues, such as the significance of Iron Age monuments,the extentto which people changed or werereplaced,thegrowthof earlytribesandkingdoms,andtheoriginsandactionsof thesuccessivewavesof incomerswhowenttomakeupthecountry%u2019s10thcenturypopulation.Afterabusy professional career,includingwritingpracticalguides to business contracts andtakinganMPhil in leadershipstudies,Charles Boundy herebringshislegalexperiencetobearonalifetimeloveofhistorywitha challenging but entertaininginvestigationintoEnglish origins. Living ontheOxfordshire borders,he isalso involved in local environmentalwork andexploring the glorious Chilterns.Publication Date: 28th November 2024 %u00a313.99 ISBN:9781836280668 Thema subject category: NHD %u2013 European historypaperback 198 x 129 mm 328 pp Portrait Authorlocation:OxfordSales: Star Book Sales LLP T: 01404 515050E: enquiries@starbooksales.comtwitter.com/starbooksales