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Richard A. Fletcher (1) (1944–2005)

Author of The Barbarian Conversion: From Paganism to Christianity

For other authors named Richard A. Fletcher, see the disambiguation page.

8+ Works 1,846 Members 28 Reviews

Works by Richard A. Fletcher

The Barbarian Conversion: From Paganism to Christianity (1997) 670 copies

Moorish Spain (1992) 333 copies

The Cross and the Crescent: Christianity and Islam from Muhammad to the Reformation (2003) 252 copies

Bloodfeud: Murder and Revenge in Anglo-Saxon England (2002) 247 copies

The Quest for El Cid (1989) 245 copies

Who's Who in Roman Britain and Anglo-Saxon England, 55 B.C.-1066 A.D. 1066 (1989) 94 copies

Saint James's catapult: the life and times of Diego Gelmirez of Santiago de Compostela (1984) 4 copies

The Episcopate in the Kingdom of León in the Twelfth Century 1 copy

Associated Works

Spain: A History (1994) — Contributor — 208 copies

Knights in Armor (1991) 158 copies

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Al-Andalus (10) ancient history (12) Anglo-Saxon (24) Anglo-Saxons (12) biography (25) Britain (12) British history (15) Christian (9) Christian history (14) Christianity (85) Church History (37) conversion (11) Crusades (14) Dark Ages (9) Early Christianity (8) Early Middle Ages (9) El Cid (12) England (24) English History (9) Europe (34) European History (36) hardcover (9) history (388) Islam (71) Late Antiquity (11) medieval (102) medieval history (76) Middle Ages (50) moors (17) non-fiction (92) paganism (21) read (11) Reconquista (9) reference (8) religion (104) religious history (12) Spain (103) Spanish History (32) to-read (55) unread (16)

Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1944-03-28
Date of death: 2005-02-28
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: York, Yorkshire, England, UK
Place of death: Nunnington, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Occupations: Historiker

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Bloodfeud: Murder and Revenge in Anglo-Saxon England by Richard Fletcher

Interesting pop-scientific retelling of the conflicts between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings under the reigns of Canute and Ethelred the Unread. Speed-read for my thesis.

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adastra | 4 other reviews | Jan 15, 2024 |

Moorish Spain by Richard Fletcher

Wonderful topic, but I found it a bit shallow...

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Den85 | 2 other reviews | Jan 3, 2024 |

The Quest for El Cid by Richard Fletcher

Would be 5-star if not for the unfortunate effect this book had in Barcelona

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mrsnickleby | 6 other reviews | Nov 12, 2023 |

Who's who in Roman Britain and Anglo-Saxon England by R. A. Fletcher

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Mustygusher | Dec 19, 2022 |

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Further Reading Recommended by Herrin's Byzantium (1)

Awards

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LA Times Book Prize

The Quest for El Cid (Winner – History – 1990)

Wolfson History Prize

The Quest for El Cid (Winner – 1990)

PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize

The Cross and the Crescent: Christianity and Islam from Muhammad to the Reformation (Shortlist – 2004)

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Statistics

Works: 8
Also by: 2
Members: 1,846
Popularity: #13,939
Rating: ½ 3.7

Reviews: 28
ISBNs: 46
Languages: 6

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