"Offa, Bretwalda of Mercia, d.796, now remembered for his prodigious Dyke, but contemporaneously, celebrated as a marriage broker, failing only with the daughters of Charlemagne who preferred them to sin at home rather than marry abroad."
Inspired by Jane Austen's History of England, this dictionary of English Kings, Consorts, Pretenders, Usurpers, un-natural Claimants and Royal Athelings was compiled by JL Carr; it contains pithy descriptions of the monarchs from Saxon times to the house of Hanover.
This edition was printed for sale at English Heritage properties and is in a standard 6 x 4" size which is a little larger than the current version. It's style matches that of Carr's Dictionary of English Queens - Large Format, which is also available on sale.
Carr's Dictionary of English Kings - Large Format Edition
Publication Essentials
Pocket-sized at 15 x 10.5cm (6 x 4" in old money) and slightly larger than the rest of the series, comprising 16 pages with a firm card cover. This little volume is just one in the series of Carr's Pocket Books; they hover between a greeting and a present and make a lasting alternative to a birthday card. In cold bedrooms, only one hand need suffer exposure. A distinguished novelist recommends them for reading in the bath and an ambassador claims they can be palmed from the cuff during tedious speeches or profitless sermons.
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