A review by bnhwalker
Athelstan: The Making of England by Tom Holland

3.0

Beautifully written. Reads almost like how a monk would write. Fascinated to know had Athelstan not seized the moment a different Kingdom of England ruled from York might have instead took hold. Very much a King we English do not know enough of, and the Author makes that passive aggressively obvious in some parts - validly so. Thank you for this.