This is a Novel based on many real events and real people who dwelt in England before, during and after the Battle of Hastings, and follow the life of a Family who lived in what had been the Kingdom of Mercia and fought against the Welsh and the Normans.Edric Sylvaticus, who was also called 'Wild Edric, was named as 'Aedric the Savage' by the Normans in their infamous 'Doomsday book,' which was written a few years after 'The Battle of Hastings.'

Following their defeat at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, the lands of Anglo/Saxon England was changed for all time, as the triumphant Normans advanced through the English shires, solidifying their rule over each town and village by evicting the English Lords and Thanes, replacing them with new Norman overlords.Aelnoth Edricson was the second son of 'Wild Edric',and witnesses the death of his only brother and the loss of his fathers Longhall.Like many other dispossessed Eng...

This is book number 3 in 'The Wild Edric Saga,' which is an historical novel, based on facts that took place following the 'Battle of Hastings' in 1066, when the triumphant Norman army evicted the English Noblemen from their lands, replacing them with Norman Lords.'Aelnoth' (Pronounced Alnoth) witness's the loss of his Fathers Fortress and journeys through England,Wales and Ireland in order to raise an army to retake England.His adventures take him though the Mediterranean ...

This novel folllows a small band of people who follow King Richard (Cuer de Leon) on his crusade to Cyprus and the Holy land.

Book two in the 'Wild Edric Saga'King Harolds brother 'Earl Tostig and his Viking army have been defeated at 'The Battle of Stamford Bridge' in the north of England.The Jubliant English army are given no more than a few days to celebrate their victory and tend to their wounded before news reaches them that Duke William of Normandy has landed on the southern coast of the country.The battered and much reduced English army are forced to march south, losing more wounded...

The new edition of a comprehensive and rigorous but concise introduction to symbolic logic.Logic Primer offers a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to symbolic logic, providing concise definitions of key concepts, illustrative examples, and exercises. After presenting the definitions of validity and soundness, the book goes on to introduce a formal language, proof theory, and formal semantics for sentential logic (chapters 1–3) and for first-order pre...

Anyone associated with dementia knows the pain and agony of watching (and trying to help) someone they love leave them a bit at a time. Th e loved one goes from the Adult stage to the Belligerent stage to the Care needing stage. Nothing is right, nothing is good enough and the person being cared for is not grateful for all the eff ort. At times, caregiving for a dementia patient feels like a black hole with no end in sight. In the ABC for Dementia Caregivers, the authors recount what they ...

'The Shieldwall' is the first of five books of 'The Wild Edric Saga.' . (1) The Shieldwall. (2) The Broken shield. (3) Aelnoth. (4) The Red King. & (5) The Warrior King. The Saga follow the life (real and fictional) of a man who lived in England in the 11th century. at a time prior to, during and following 'The Battle of Hastings.Whilst few facts exist regarding Edric. Records tell us that he married a lady named 'Godda'. Godda was discribed by scribes who called her 'The Queen of ...

Children must be taught morality. They must be taught to recognise the authority of moral standards and to understand what makes them authoritative. But there’s a problem: the content and justification of morality are matters of reasonable disagreement among reasonable people. This makes it hard to see how educators can secure children’s commitment to moral standards without indoctrinating them.In A Theory of Moral Education, Michael Hand tackles this problem head on. He s...

Education, Ethics and Experience is a collection of original philosophical essays celebrating the work of one of the most influential philosophers of education of the last 40 years. Richard Pring’s substantial body of work has addressed topics ranging from curriculum integration to the comprehensive ideal, vocational education to faith schools, professional development to the privatisation of education, moral seriousness to the nature of educational research.The twelve ess...

From the day Cadwan fashioned a sword from a willow wand and composed a victory song for his young mistress, Boudicca, he has loyally charted her rise to Queen. Boudicca is the strong and brave leader of the Iceni tribe - courageously guiding her people from one victorious battle to her next. Then Emperor Nero rules that the royal line of the Iceni is to be ended, and Boudicca knows this is one battle she cannot afford to lose . . .

A tale of revenge and hardship in the shadow of the Saxon invasion, The Lantern Bearers is a Carnegie Medal-winning novel of the twilight years of Roman Britain.The last of the Roman army have abandoned Britain, leaving it vulnerable to civil war and Saxon invaders. Aquila, a young legionnaire, deserts his regiment to stay with his family, but his home and all he loves are destroyed. Through years of hardship and fighting, only one thing sustains Aquila: h...