Profile: Annie Whitehead

About This Author

Annie Whitehead studied History under the eminent Medievalist Ann Williams. She is an elected member of the Royal Historical Society and an editor for EHFA (English Historical Fiction Authors.) She has written three award-winning novels set in Anglo-Saxon England, one of which, To Be A Queen, was long-listed for the Historical Novel Society (HNS) Indie Book of the year 2016, and her full-length nonfiction book, Mercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom is published by Amberley Books. She has contributed to fiction and nonfiction anthologies and written for various magazines, including winning the New Writer Magazine Prose Competition. She was the winner of the inaugural Historical Writers’ Association/Dorothy Dunnett Prize 2017. She has now been a judge for that same competition for 2019 and 2020, as well as for the HNS Short Story Competition. Women of Power in Anglo-Saxon England was published by Pen & Sword Books in June 2020.

This Author's Books

Alvar the Kingmaker
In 10th Century England,nobleman Alvar knows that securing the throne for the young and worthy King Edgar will brand him as an oath-breaker. As a fighting man, he is indispensable to the new sovereign, but his success and power gain him deadly, murderous ....
ISBN: 9781786107800
Published: 22 February 2016
Alvar the Kingmaker
10th-Century England is rocked by a sex scandal when the young king is caught in bed with his wife - and her mother. Nobleman Alvar knows that securing the throne for the young and worthy prince Edgar will brand him an oath-breaker. As a fighting man, he ....
ISBN: 9781786106889
Published: 8 October 2020
Cometh the Hour
In seventh century England, a vicious attack sets in motion a war of attrition which will last for generations. Four kings, connected by blood and marriage, vie for the mantle of overlord. Three affect to rule with divine assistance. The fourth, whose cou....
ISBN: 9781786979469
Published: 21 August 2017
Cometh the Hour - Tales of the Iclingas Book 1
In seventh century England, a vicious attack sets in motion a war of attrition which will last for generations. Four kings, connected by blood and marriage, vie for the mantle of overlord. Three affect to rule with divine assistance. The fourth, whose cou....
ISBN: 9781788760454
Published: 11 October 2017
The Sins of the Father
A father’s legacy can be a blessing or a curse... AD658: The sons of Penda of Mercia have come of age. Ethelred, the youngest, recalls little of past wars while Wulf is determined to emulate their father, whose quest to avenge his betrayed kinswomen drew ....
ISBN: 9781803021706
Published: 8 October 2021
The Sins of the Father
A father’s legacy can be a blessing or a curse...AD658: The sons of Penda of Mercia have come of age. Ethelred, the youngest, recalls little of past wars while Wulf is determined to emulate their father, whose quest to avenge his betrayed kinswomen drew h....
ISBN: 9781803022307
Published: 23 October 2021
To Be A Queen
This is the true story of Aethelflaed, the 'Lady of the Mercians', daughter of Alfred the Great. She was the only female leader of an Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is the tale of one family, two kingdoms and a common enemy. Born into the royal house of Wessex a....
ISBN: 9781788763837
Published: 8 June 2018
To Be A Queen
This is the true story of Aethelflaed, the 'Lady of the Mercians', daughter of Alfred the Great. She was the only female leader of an Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is the tale of one family, two kingdoms and a common enemy.Born into the royal house of Wessex at....
ISBN: 9781784071653
Published: 6 June 2018
To Be A Queen...
This is the true story of Aethelflaed, the 'Lady of the Mercians', daughter of Alfred the Great. She was the only female leader of an Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is the tale of one family, two kingdoms and a common enemy. Born into the royal house of Wessex a....
ISBN: 9781784071653
Published: 11 November 2013
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