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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... seen in Britain during the Middle Ages ; he built the greatest chain of castles in Europe ; he expelled the Jews , conquered the Welsh and very nearly succeeded in conquering the Scots . We are often told these days that we ought to ...
... seen in Britain during the Middle Ages ; he built the greatest chain of castles in Europe ; he expelled the Jews , conquered the Welsh and very nearly succeeded in conquering the Scots . We are often told these days that we ought to ...
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... seen the thing they most feared: an influx of foreigners, surrounding their king, separating him from his 'natural' subjects and advising him – so the English believed – badly. Rather ridiculously, Paris tried to pin the blame for this ...
... seen the thing they most feared: an influx of foreigners, surrounding their king, separating him from his 'natural' subjects and advising him – so the English believed – badly. Rather ridiculously, Paris tried to pin the blame for this ...
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... seen first from the windows of his mother's carriage, and increasingly standing in the stirrups of his own horse. By today's standards, this landscape would seem thinly populated and underproductive: in the thirteenth century, only ...
... seen first from the windows of his mother's carriage, and increasingly standing in the stirrups of his own horse. By today's standards, this landscape would seem thinly populated and underproductive: in the thirteenth century, only ...
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Edward I and the Forging of Britain Marc Morris. seen this particular map – it was created towards the end of his life, probably in Lincolnshire. He would, however, have seen other examples drawn to an identical scheme, for they were ...
Edward I and the Forging of Britain Marc Morris. seen this particular map – it was created towards the end of his life, probably in Lincolnshire. He would, however, have seen other examples drawn to an identical scheme, for they were ...
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... seen : bands of musicians riding on the back of elephants , Saracen girls who danced on balls . The earl told these tales to Matthew Paris , who wrote them down , and we can be fairly certain he would have shared them with his nephew as ...
... seen : bands of musicians riding on the back of elephants , Saracen girls who danced on balls . The earl told these tales to Matthew Paris , who wrote them down , and we can be fairly certain he would have shared them with his nephew as ...
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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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