How Long to Read The Kings of Alba

How Long Does it Take to Read The Kings of Alba?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 41 minutes to read The Kings of Alba by Alasdair Ross

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The events of 1000-1130 were crucial to the successful emergence of the medieval kingdom of the Scots. Yet this is one of the least researched periods of Scottish history. We probably now know more about the Picts than the post-1000 events that underpinned the spectacular expansion of the small kingdom which came to dominate north Britain by the 1130s. This expansion included the defeat and absorption of other significant cultural and political groups to the north and south of the core kingdom, and was accompanied by the introduction of reformed monasticism. But perhaps the most momentous process amongst all these political and cultural changes was the move towards the domination of the kingship by just one segment of the royal kindred, the sons of King Mael Coluim mac Donnchada's second marriage to Queen Margaret. The story of how these sons managed to achieve political supremacy through machination, murder and mutilation runs like an unsavoury thread throughout this book. The book also investigates the building blocks from which the kingdom was constructed and the various processes which eventually allowed the kings of the different peoples of north Britain to describe themselves as Rex scottorum. It is a hugely rewarding voyage of discovery for anyone interested in the formation of the kingdom of the Scots.

How long is The Kings of Alba?

The Kings of Alba by Alasdair Ross is 335 pages long, and a total of 85,425 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Kings of Alba Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 46 minutes to read The Kings of Alba aloud.

What Reading Level is The Kings of Alba?

The Kings of Alba is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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