Etheldreda
by Moyra Caldecott
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- 1843192691
- ISBN 13
- 9781843192695
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Etheldreda, Princess of East Anglia, Queen of Northumbria and Abbess of Ely, was a remarkable woman who lived in restless, violent times when old beliefs were dying and new ones were struggling to emerge. Pagan clashed with Christian as the seven kingdoms of the Germanic tribes warred against each other and against the native Celts. Occasionally an uneasy peace was bought by the skilful use of the 'diplomatic marriage', and twice Etheldreda, though vowed to chastity, submitted to marriage for political reasons. When her second husband refused to accept the 'arrangement' between them, she fled south to the Island of Ely.But this is not just the story of a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint. It is about the general human struggle to comprehend the enigma of existence and to come to terms with Christ's God, faced as we are by a violent and cruel world.This edition also contains several pages of chronology, genealogy, place names, notes and a map.
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- Ria Christie Collections (GB)
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- Title
- Etheldreda
- Author
- Moyra Caldecott
- Book Condition
- New
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- 744
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1843192691
- ISBN 13
- 9781843192695
- Publisher
- Bladud Books
- This edition first published
- April 12, 2005
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