# Letter writing in the Northumbrian Kingdom, 625–786, Vol. 1

By **Peter Darby**

- ISBN-13: 9781526187772
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 360
- Published: 2 Jun 2026
- Language: English
- Categories: History, Literature & Fiction, Essays & Correspondence, Reference, World, Europe, Religious, Medieval, Letters, Writing, Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Ancient & Medieval Literature, Women in History, Research & Publishing Guides

## About this book

Letter writing in the Northumbrian Kingdom offers the first comprehensive study of Northumbria’s vibrant epistolary culture in the seventh and eighth centuries. Through a close examination of more than fifty surviving Latin letters—many written by or to figures such as Bede, Acca of Hexham, Ælfflæd of Whitby, and Alcui

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