{"product_id":"edward-the-confessor-tom-licence-9780300260823","title":"Edward the Confessor: Last of the Royal Blood","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative life of Edward the Confessor, the monarch whose death sparked the invasion of 1066\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In putting flesh back on Edward's bones Licence has brought a new succession story to popular attention.\"--Leanda de Lisle, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This fine biography of Edward the Confessor is both entertaining and elegiac.\"--Nicholas Vincent, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the last kings of Anglo-Saxon England, Edward the Confessor regained the throne for the House of Wessex and is the only English monarch to have been canonized. Often cast as a reluctant ruler, easily manipulated by his in-laws, he has been blamed for causing the invasion of 1066--the last successful conquest of England by a foreign power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tom Licence navigates the contemporary webs of political deceit to present a strikingly different Edward. He was a compassionate man and conscientious ruler, whose reign marked an interval of peace and prosperity between periods of strife. More than any monarch before, he exploited the mystique of royalty to capture the hearts of his subjects. This compelling biography provides a much-needed reassessment of Edward's reign--calling into doubt the legitimacy of his successors and rewriting the ending of Anglo-Saxon England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Licence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300260822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300260823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 1.10d","brand":"Tom Licence","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995377336575,"sku":"9780300260823","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff524ba1-0116-412f-856d-9953cc914cdf.jpg?v=1683335479","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/edward-the-confessor-tom-licence-9780300260823","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}