Ian Mortimer: The Perfect King, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Ian Mortimer

The Perfect King

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The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation

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Verlag:: Vintage Publishing, 07/2008
Einband:: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Sprache:: Englisch
ISBN-13:: 9780099527091
Artikelnummer:: 5071358
Umfang:: 560 Seiten
Sonstiges:: w. 16 plates
Copyright-Jahr:: 2008
Gewicht:: 400 g
Maße:: 201 x 131 mm
Stärke:: 42 mm
Erscheinungstermin:: 3.7.2008
Hinweis: Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!

Kurzbeschreibung

He usurped his father's throne, he started a war which lasted for more than a hundred years, and taxed his people more than any other previous king. Yet for centuries Edward III was celebrated as one of the brilliant kings England had ever had. This work shows how Edward provided the impetus for his fifty-year reign.

Klappentext

From the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England, comes the story of King Edward III, who - like Elizabeth and Victoria after him - embodied the values of his age, forged a nation out of war and re-made England. He ordered his uncle to be beheaded;