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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Genealogical Table xii
5. A Note on Spelling, Pronunciation, Dates, and Forms of Reference xv
6. Acknowledgments xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 A Kingdom in Flux 20
9. 2 The Birth of England 43
10. 3 Wielding the Sceptre 70
11. 4 Steward of the Christian Citizenry 109
12. 5 British Imperium 147
13. 6 European Renown 178
14. 7 Death and Legacy 201
15. Glossary of Technical Terms and Titles 213
16. Dramatis Personae 215
17. Chronology of Principal Events 221
18. Appendix I. Æthelstan’s Diplomas 223
19. Appendix II. The Identity of Æthelstan’s Half-Sister, Sent to East Francia in 929 227
20. Notes 231
21. Bibliography 273
22. Index 295