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Offa – Rex Merciorum
Book 3 in the Saints and Sinners series.
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Mercia, eighth century. Offa inherits a kingdom whose nobles and neighbours remain ready to test a new ruler. Determined to extend Mercian supremacy, he confronts rebellion, disputed borders and the need to secure his dynasty through warfare, diplomacy and carefully arranged alliances.
Beside him stands Queen Cynethryth, an unusually visible political partner whose authority is expressed through patronage and coins issued in her own name. The novel explores the partnership and rivalry within their marriage, asking whether Offa’s celebrated kingship was the achievement of one ruler or the product of two formidable political minds.
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