Christopher Given-Wilson

Edward II (Penguin Monarchs)

The Terrors of Kingship

Buch

'He seems to have laboured under an almost child-like misapprehension about the size of his world. Had greatness not been thrust upon him, he might have lived a life of great harmlessness'The reign of Edward II was a succession of disasters. Inept in war, and in thrall to favourites, most notably the young nobleman Piers Gaveston, he preferred drinking, driving carts and rowing boats to the tedium of government. After twenty ruinous years, he was imprisoned and murdered. This remarkable book gives a glimpse into the abyss: the terrors of kingship.

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-14-198991-4
EAN: 9780141989914
Produktnummer: 28397920
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 160 S.
Masse: H18.0 cm x B11.0 cm x D0.8 cm 100 g
Gewicht: 100
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Christopher Given-Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of St Andrews. His writing and research focuses on 14th and 15th century England.