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Christopher Given-Wilson

Edward II (Penguin Monarchs)

The Terrors of Kingship

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'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. Unkingly, inept in war, and in thrall to favourites, he preferred digging ditches and rowing boats to the tedium of government. His infatuation with a young Gascon nobleman, Piers Gaveston, alienated even the most natural supporters of the crown. Hoping to lay the ghost of his soldierly father, Edward I, he invaded Scotland and suffered catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Bannockburn. After twenty ruino… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-14-197797-3
  • EAN: 9780141977973
  • Produktnummer: 19773342
  • Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
  • Seitenangabe: 244 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 16'518 KB

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