Edgar
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This is the first-ever biography of the Anglo-Saxon monarch who was the first king of England, Edgar, youngest son of King Edmund of Wessex, became ruler of a united England in 959. Although he became known as Edgar 'the Peaceable' he ruled England with an iron rod. His strict government was back up by military force, and from a naval force which deterred invasion by the Vikings. No such invading occurred from the time Eric Bloodaxe left York in 954 until 980, five years after Edgar's death. We have Edgar to thank for introducing the first form of national taxation... He was married twice, possibly three times and his two sons became Edward the Martyr and Ethelred II the Unready.
PETER REX is a retired history teacher. He was Head of History at Princethorpe College for twenty years. His other books include The English Resistance: The Underground War Against the Normans; Hereward: The Last Englishman; Edgar: King of the English 959-75; and The Last King of England: The Life of Harold II, all published by The History Press.