Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Reading the Chronicle's Past 1
5. 1. Writing Identity in Chronicle History 9
6. 2. Making Alfred King 26
7. 3. Proclaiming Alfred's Kingship 51
8. 4. Undoing/Ethelred 71
9. 5. Unmaking Æthelred but Making Cnut 94
10. 6. Writing William's Kingship 121
11. 7. Conclusion: After Lives 144
12. Notes 157
13. Bibliography 217
14. Index 251