A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of BritainSimon and Schuster, 15 mar 2015 - 480 páginas The first major biography of a truly formidable king, whose reign was one of the most dramatic and important of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale. Edward I is familiar to millions as "Longshanks," conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace (in "Braveheart"). Yet that story forms only the final chapter of the king's action-packed life. Earlier, Edward had defeated and killed Simon de Montfort in battle; traveled to the Holy Land; conquered Wales, extinguishing its native rulers and constructing a magnificent chain of castles. He raised the greatest armies of the Middle Ages and summoned the largest parliaments; notoriously, he expelled all the Jews from his kingdom. The longest-lived of England's medieval kings, Edward fathered fifteen children with his first wife, Eleanor of Castile and, after her death, erected the Eleanor Crosses—the grandest funeral monuments ever fashioned for an English monarch. In this book, Marc Morris examines afresh the forces that drove Edward throughout his relentless career: his character, his Christian faith, and his sense of England's destiny—a sense shaped largely by the tales of the legendary King Arthur. Morris also explores the competing reasons that led Edward's opponents (including Robert Bruce) to resist him. The result is a sweeping story, immaculately researched yet compellingly told, and a vivid picture of medieval Britain at the moment when its future was decided. |
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... remained the principal written language of royal government, and the only lingua franca suitable for corresponding with other European rulers, particularly the pope. Lastly, Edward would also have learned English from an early age ...
... remained the principal written language of royal government, and the only lingua franca suitable for corresponding with other European rulers, particularly the pope. Lastly, Edward would also have learned English from an early age ...
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... incompetent King John, had lost almost all the lands his father had assembled. Within a decade of John's death in 1216, and before his son – Henry III – had come of age, all that remained of a once great family inheritance.
... incompetent King John, had lost almost all the lands his father had assembled. Within a decade of John's death in 1216, and before his son – Henry III – had come of age, all that remained of a once great family inheritance.
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... remained of a once great family inheritance was the southwestern corner of France, known as Aquitaine, or Gascony.25 Seen in this light, Gascony was a much diminished rump, but regarded on its own the duchy was an extensive possession ...
... remained of a once great family inheritance was the southwestern corner of France, known as Aquitaine, or Gascony.25 Seen in this light, Gascony was a much diminished rump, but regarded on its own the duchy was an extensive possession ...
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... remained of the frontline, and participated – at least to the extent that he was present – in the reduction of the last rebel strongholds. But what must surely have loomed largest in the young man's mind during these weeks was the ...
... remained of the frontline, and participated – at least to the extent that he was present – in the reduction of the last rebel strongholds. But what must surely have loomed largest in the young man's mind during these weeks was the ...
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... remained of the frontline, and participated – at least to the extent that he was present – in the reduction of the last rebel strongholds. But what must surely have loomed largest in the young man's mind during these weeks was the ...
... remained of the frontline, and participated – at least to the extent that he was present – in the reduction of the last rebel strongholds. But what must surely have loomed largest in the young man's mind during these weeks was the ...
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Civil Peace and Holy | |
The Return of the King | |
The Disobedient Prince | |
Arthurs Crown | |
Peaceful Endeavours | |
The Great Cause | |
The Struggle for Mastery | |
Uniting the Kingdom? | |
A Lasting Vengeance | |
A Great and Terrible King | |
Abbreviations | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
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A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain Marc Morris No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2016 |
A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain Marc Morris No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2015 |
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