Heroes and Saints

What kind of men and women became heroes and saints? What dangers and hardships did they have to overcome?R. J. Unstead has chosen some of the most courageous heroes and saints and tells their stories. Heroes like Julius Caesar, who invaded Britain, but was murdered when he became absolute ruler of the Roman Empire; Ethelf leda, who drove the Danes out of Mercia; and saints like Alcuin of York, Charlemagne's advisor, who was the most famous scholar in Europe