Four Gothic kings : the turbulent history of medieval England and the Plantagenet kings (1216-1377), Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, seen through the eyes of their contemporaries / edited by Elizabeth Hallam ; preface by Hugh Trevor-Roper.
After the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215 and the death of King John the following year, England went forward into the 13th century with great hope. But this hope was soon destroyed. As recorded by contemporary chroniclers, the reigns of the next four Plantagenet monarchs were marked by a series of c...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Weidenfeld & Nicolson,
1987.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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| Summary: | After the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215 and the death of King John the following year, England went forward into the 13th century with great hope. But this hope was soon destroyed. As recorded by contemporary chroniclers, the reigns of the next four Plantagenet monarchs were marked by a series of countinuing horrors, of famine and war, disorder and cruelty, culminating with the Black Death - the plague that swept across Europe and killed almost half its population. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 320 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-311) |
| ISBN: | 1555841716 9781555841713 |
| Action Note: | committed to retain |