Edwin (The Northumbrian Thrones #1)

Posted on 03 May 2017 by Edoardo Albert

Debut historical fiction series vividly recreating the rise of the Christian kings of Northumbria, EnglandIn 604 AD, Edwin, the deposed king of Northumbria, seeks refuge at the court of King Raedwald of East Anglia But Raedwald is urged to kill his guest by Aethelfrith, Edwin s usurper As Edwin walks by the shore, alone and at bay, he is confronted by a mysterious figure the missionary Paulinus who prophesies that he will become High King of Britain It is a turning point.Through battles and astute political alliances Edwin rises to power, in the process marrying the Kentish princess Aethelburh As part of the marriage contract the princess is allowed to retain her Christian faith But, in these times, to be a king is not a recipe for a long life.This turbulent and tormented period in British history sees the conversion of the Anglo Saxon settlers who have forced their way on to British shores over previous centuries, arriving first to pillage, then to farm and trade and to come to terms with the faith of the Celtic tribes they have driven out.The dramatic story of Northumbria s Christian kings helped give birth to England as a nation, English as a language, and the adoption of Christianity as the faith of the English. Best Download Edwin (The Northumbrian Thrones #1) [ Author ] Edoardo Albert [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I was thrilled to read such an excellent historical novel on Edwin, an unjustly obscure monarch in English history Edwin lived in the 7th century Following very closely the writings of the Venerable Bede, with not too much literary license, this novel relates how Edwin comes back from exile, regains his kingdom, his reign, conversion to Christianity, and eventual death at the hands of his enemies It vividly portrayed that time period This novel was tightly plotted, and moved along quickly T I was thrilled to read such an excellent historical novel on Edwin, an unjustly obscure monarch in English history Edwin lived in the 7th century Following very closely the writings of the Venerable Bede, with not too much literary license, this novel relates how Edwin comes back from exile, regains his kingdom, his reign, conversion to Christianity, and eventual death at the hand...This skillfully constructed story resurrects Edwin, High King of Britain, from the 7th century The reader is introduced to Edwin in a seemingly impossible situation He is in exile at the court of a supposed friend when he learns that his life has been sold to the man who already stole his kingdom.From this inauspicious beginning, Edwin goes on to reclaim his kingdom of Northumbria and become High King of all the English kings This idea of a high king is one that most of those around him don t This skillfully constructed story resurrects Edwin, High King of Britain, from the 7th century The reader is introduced to Edwin in a seemingly impossible situation He is in exile at the court of a supposed friend when he learns that his life has been sold to the man who already stole his kingdom.From this inauspicious beginning, Edwin goes on to reclaim his kingdom of Northumbria and become High King of all the English kings This idea of a high king is one that most of those around him don t completely understand, but Edwin realizes that Britain must be...Once I got to the third chapter, you would have had to pry Edwin High King of Britain out of my hands The reason It reminded me of The Lord of the Rings I read this paragraph The wind blew harder and Edwin shivered, but it was not from a cold to which he was inured that he shook He made me bow to him He forced me to my knees in front of his men, in front of mine, and made me do homage Edwin turned to Forthred, and his eyes were as grey and cold as the sea He bought me my kingdo Once I got to the third chapter, you would have had to pry Edwin High King of Britain out of my hands The reason It reminded me of The Lord of the Rings I read this paragraph The wind blew harder and Edwin shivered, but it was not from a cold to which he was inured that he shook He made me bow to him He forced me to my knees in front of his men, in front of mine, and made me do homage Edwin turned to Forthred, and his eyes were as grey and cold as the sea He bought me my kingdom and defeated my enemy, but he ground my knees into the blood soaked mud and forced the homage I would have willingly given But he is dead now, and no other man will make me kneel But I will kneel to you lord, said Forthred, and he went down on one knee before Edwin Get up, get up Edwin ...Britain 604 AD Two centuries after departure of the legions Roman Britannia was gone its cities abandoned, the land divided into petty kingdoms under barbarian warlords vying for wealth, glory and power Christianity was a distant memory as the Britons were pushed out by the Anglo Saxons from across the sea, men who ...I am absolutely thrilled with this story Outstanding read beyond any expectations I had for historical fiction And that says a lot right there for just how good this book is For a long time I have wanted to read about the rise of Christianity in certain parts of Britain and how it was brought about to the pagan people of its time And in this story it is really interesting how paganism and Christianity mixed among the people, how the people who are pagan convert and their thought process in d I am absolutely thrilled with this story Outstanding read beyond any expectations I had for historical fiction And that says a lot right there for just how good this book is For a long time I have wanted to read about the rise of Christianity in certain parts of Britain and how it was brought about to the pagan people of its time And in this story it is really interesting how paganism and Christianity mixed among the people, how the people who are pagan convert and...I won this book through first reads giveaway I really enjoyed reading about this period in English history that I know little of The author did a great job telling this very interesting story I found this time period of England...A second five star read for 2017 yay This book Oh my goodness, I ve got all the feels sobs What an amazing, beautiful, touching story, and to think that its based on true events and a true king, and ohhh huddles in a corner and weeps But this book, the first in a trilogy, was such a solid read, and really ...Every now and again, I read a book that causes me anger Not anger at the book s contents or presentation Anger that the author wrote what I should have thought of first.Edwin, High King of Britain is one of those books Edoardo Albert s work here fits, technically, under the definition of historical fiction, though I would recommend a category of imaginative history for works like this one.Why Albert presents us with seventh century Britain as a living place This is a timeframe that we d Every now and again, I read a book that causes me anger Not anger at the book s contents or presentation Anger that the author wrote what I should hav...Edwin High King of Britain is a well written and well researched book about early 7th century England For Uhtred fans, Edwin was also king of Northumbria and lived at times in Bamburgh Castle If you love Cornwell s Uhtred series then you ll love this, especially if you d prefer less graphic battle scenes Albert has written a real page turner The action moves on through the years at a steady pace The characters are strong and the writing is evocative Edwin was persuaded to be baptised as a Edwin High King of Britain is a well written and well researched book about early 7th century England For Uhtred fans, Edwin was also king of Northumbria and lived at times in Bamburgh Castle If you love Cornwell s Uhtred series then you ll love this, especially if you d prefer less graphic battle scenes Albert has written a real page turner The action moves on through the years at a steady pace The characters are strong and the writing is evocative Edwin was persuaded to ...7 10 I m a big historical fiction fan and this was very well written and researched It tells the story of Edwin s rise to power in the 7th century and his conversion to Christianity, something I knew nothing about before The author did a great job bringing the history to life and it was a very enjoyable read.My only minor complaint is that is it heavily focused on Edwin s conversion to Christianity and it does skip over large time periods in his life Don t get me wrong the religious aspect 7 10 I m a big historical fiction fan and this was very well written and researched It tells the story of Edwin s rise t...

03 May 2017

Edoardo Albert