Sengoku Buri Ten Anglo-Saxon Nana Okoku No O Tachi (Shueisha Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Before the establishment of the Kingdom of England, about 400 years from the late 6th century to the first half of the 10th century. The island of Britain was in a period of warfare. It was the era of the Seven Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms. The seven kingdoms were in a state of rise and fall as violent conflicts were fought over and over again. Amidst treachery and deceit, the king's decision is questioned.... In this book, we will read the lives of eight kings who lived during the period of the Seven Kingdoms. Through the lives of unique kings such as King Ezerbert, the first to convert to Christianity, and King Alfred the Great, who laid the foundation of the Kingdom of England, the starting point of English history is revealed.

イングランド王国成立前、六世紀後半から一〇世紀前半までの約四〇〇年間。ブリテン島は戦乱の世を迎えていた。アングロサクソン七王国時代だ。激しい抗争が繰り返され、七つの王国は栄枯盛衰の道を辿る。裏切りと策略が飛び交う中、問われる王の決断...。本書では、七王国時代を生きた八人の王の生涯を読み解く。最初にキリスト教に改宗したエゼルベルト王や、イングランド王国の礎を築いたアルフレッド大王といった個性豊かな王の生き様を通じて、英国史の出発点が明らかになる。