John Broughton Saints & Sinners: In the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of Mercia and in Gold

Saxon times were not called the Dark Ages for nothing. It was a violent, unrecognizable world of kill or be killed. In seventh century England, tribes and socalled kings vie for power and blood flows throughout the land. Aethelred ruler of Mercia is being pressed from all sides, and his wife Osthryth dies under unknown circumstances. Osthryths ring falls into the hands of warrior noble Aethelbald, who is accused of her murder and forced to leave Mercia by his conniving cousin Coeolred, who has eyes on the throne. When Aethelred abdicates and the weakling Cenred assumes power, Coelred sees a path to become the king. With a court rife with wouldbe successors, can Aethelbald survive and become Bretwaldas the Britainruler and sweep aside the underkings to unite the land?Based on true stories, John Broughtons Saints and Sinners shines a light on the murky Dark Ages, and recreates a Britain on the cusp of momentous change. | John Broughton Saints & Sinners: In the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of Mercia and in Gold