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03617aam a2200445 i 4500 001 320866DE72AC11EC98D59C935EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220111010029 008 191129s2020 enkabf b 001 0ceng d 020 $a 1526756269 020 $a 9781526756268 035 $a (OCoLC)1140140737 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d NZAUC $d BDX $d OCLCO $d JIN $d SILO 043 $a e------ 050 4 $a D115 $b .P68 2020 082 04 $a 940.10922 $2 23 082 04 $a 940.099 $2 23 100 1 $a Potter, Philip J. 245 14 $a The mighty warrior kings / $c Philip J. Potter. 264 1 $a Barnsley : $b Pen & Sword History, $c 2020. 300 $a viii, 315 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Ch. 1 Charlemagne: Forefather of the Holy Roman Empire -- ch. 2 Alfred of Wessex: Founder of a United England -- ch. 3 Cnut: Ruler of the North Sea Empire -- ch. 4 William I: Conqueror of England -- ch. 5 Frederick I Barbarossa: Unifier of the Holy Roman Empire -- ch. 6 Richard I: The Lion Heart Ruler of England and Western France -- ch. 7 Frederick II: Lord of the World -- ch. 8 Louis IX: Crusader King of France -- ch. 9 Robert I the Bruce: Defender of Scottish Independence. 520 $a The Mighty Warrior Kings traces the history of early Europe through the biographies of nine kings, who had the courage, determination and martial might to establish their dominance over the fragmented remnants of the Roman Empire. The book begins with Charlemagne, who united large regions of current-day France, Germany and Italy into the Holy Roman Empire and ends with Robert the Bruce, who gallantry defended Scotland against the attempted usurpation of England. There are many famous warrior kings in the book, including Alfred the Great of Wessex, whose victories over the Vikings led to the unification of England under a single ruler, William I of Normandy, whose triumph at Hastings in 1066 changed the course of English history, while Frederick I Barbarossa led his army to victory in Germany and Italy solidifying and expanding the lands under the suzerainty of the Holy Roman Emperor. Among the lesser known monarchs discussed in the work are Cnut, whose victory at the battle of Ashingdon won the English crown and resulted in the creation of the North Sea Empire, which ruled over the kingdoms of England, Denmark and Norway, while during the reign of Louis IX of France the knights of Europe answered his call for the Seventh Crusade to expel the Muslims from the Holy City of Jerusalem. From Charlemagne to Robert the Bruce, the warrior kings created a new Europe with a centralised powerbase and set the stage for the following Age of Absolutism. 600 00 $a Charlemagne, $c Emperor, $d 742-814. 600 00 $a Alfred, $c King of England, $d 849-899. 600 00 $a Canute $b I, $c King of England, $d 995?-1035. 600 00 $a William $b I, $c King of England, $d 1027 or 1028-1087. 600 00 $a Frederick $b I, $c Holy Roman Emperor, $d approximately 1123-1190. 600 00 $a Richard $b I, $c King of England, $d 1157-1199. 600 00 $a Frederick $b II, $c Holy Roman Emperor, $d 1194-1250. 600 00 $a Louis $b IX, $c King of France, $d 1214-1270. 600 00 $a Robert $b I, $c King of Scots, $d 1274-1329. 650 8 $a Kings, queens, rulers, etc. $x Biography. 650 8 $a Europe $x History $y Middle Ages. 941 $a 2 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20220518025654.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20220111010819.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=320866DE72AC11EC98D59C935EECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JINInitiate Another SILO Locator Search