Through political guile, masterful deal-making and war Attila the Hun built an empire that spanned Europe – only for his sons to lose it all within fifteen years.
In the 10th century Edgar is crowned the first King of the English. But after his death murder, incompetence and a scheming stepmother result in the End of Empire.
Timur (Tamerlane the Great) is the clan leader who will conquer Central Asia, create architectural wonders – and leave behind a quarrelling, violent family who lose it all.
In End of Empire Australian Historian David Adams crosses Europe and Asia as he investigates the warrior kings who created vast empires only for their families to later dismember the empire as they fight over the spoils. In a real "Game of Thrones" the dysfunctional families of Attila the Hun; Timur (Tamerlane the Great); Edgar, King of the English and Charlemagne manage to lose it all.