Rulers, Conquerors, and Bastards
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I'm Tim. I post about English and British monarchs from 871 to the present.
My website, where I discuss a biography on every English/British monarch: rulersconquerorsandbastards.wordpress.com
My website, where I discuss a biography on every English/British monarch: rulersconquerorsandbastards.wordpress.com
If you think women rulers and fighters were only a recent development, read my book review charting the life and royal career of Æthelflæd, a female warrior and leader during a time when that was exceedingly rare. Without her, England wouldn't be what it is today. #BritishHistory #AngloSaxonHistory
Book Review: Æthelflæd: Lady of the Mercians
Æthelflæd as depicted in The Cartulary and Customs of Abingdon Abbey (c. 1220). If I were to ask you to name significant women in British royal history, you’d probably say Elizabeth I or II, …
rulersconquerorsandbastards.wordpress.com
July 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
If you think women rulers and fighters were only a recent development, read my book review charting the life and royal career of Æthelflæd, a female warrior and leader during a time when that was exceedingly rare. Without her, England wouldn't be what it is today. #BritishHistory #AngloSaxonHistory
Via Justin Pollard's biography on the man, I discuss Alfred the Great, the Anglo-Saxon king (r. 871-899) who repelled the Vikings and set the foundation for a unified #England. He's also the only British monarch to be given the title "Great." #BritishHistory #MonarchHistory
Book Review: Alfred the Great (r. 871-899): The Man Who Made England
Alfred the Great as depicted in the Genealogical Roll of the Kings of England (1300-1308). Googling “The first English king” or something like it will deliver a variety of determination…
rulersconquerorsandbastards.wordpress.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Via Justin Pollard's biography on the man, I discuss Alfred the Great, the Anglo-Saxon king (r. 871-899) who repelled the Vikings and set the foundation for a unified #England. He's also the only British monarch to be given the title "Great." #BritishHistory #MonarchHistory