01
c. 600 AD
Angles or Angels?
To unite a kingdom, a family will be divided forever. Acha, daughter of one king, chosen as peace-weaver — until he kills her father and everything changes.
ANGLO-SAXON HISTORICAL FICTION
Novels that don’t invent history, but let it speak.
Three books set in the world of early medieval England and its neighbours.
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David Stokes
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Fact vs. Fiction
Historical Underpinnings
"History is dramatic enough without making things up." David Stokes writes Anglo-Saxon novels that follow where the evidence leads — staying as close to the record as possible so the true drama of the past can speak.
I
Real People & Places
The stories start from detailed research into the evidence available. Very few characters are invented; they exist in the historical record and are characterized from early medieval evidence.
II
Chronicles & Charters
The Anglo-Saxons left clues — in chronicles and charters, and in the ground beneath our feet. These stories follow that physical and written evidence.
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Detailed Historical Notes
Every novel has extensive historical notes at the back. They tell you exactly what is known, what is not, and why it matters. You can decide for yourself where the truth lies.
The Author
A historian who came home to fiction
David Stokes is an Oxford-trained historian who came back to his first love — the Anglo-Saxons — through fiction. His novels start with the evidence: chronicles, charters, and archaeology. Almost every character existed, almost every event happened, and detailed historical notes in each book show you exactly how close to the record the story stays — and where imagination had to fill the gaps. His books tell the dramatic story of the rise of the Anglo-Saxons to unify England to their sudden demise in 1066.
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Praise for the Books
“
A tour de force! Very convincing flavour of Anglo Saxon Britain.
— Richard Humble, author of The Fall of Saxon England
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David Stokes suffuses meticulous research with vibrant storytelling.
— NetGalley Reviewer
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It is not always easy for a man to write as a woman but David Stokes achieves this magnificently.
— NetGalley Reviewer
The Anglo-Saxon Arc
Three novels. Five centuries.
Three novels. Five centuries.
The making of England.
From the warring kingdoms of the 6th century to the fall before 1066.
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c. 900 AD
Bestseller
King Alfred's Daughter
King Alfred is dead. Rebels challenge succession. Vikings sense weakness. It falls to his firstborn daughter, Aethelflaed, to forge a nation from the ruins — and be written out of history for doing it.
03
c. 1002–1066
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Twice queen of England. Emma of Normandy survived invasion, betrayal, and the slow collapse of the Anglo-Saxon world. The half-century before 1066 was just as decisive as the battle itself.
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