New title in the new Following in the Footsteps series exploring Edward II.
Kathryn Warner Libri
Questo autore si addentra nell'intricato arazzo della storia medievale inglese, con un focus particolare sul complesso regno di Re Edoardo II e sulle figure influenti del suo tempo. Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da una ricerca meticolosa, che svela le motivazioni e le macchinazioni politiche che hanno plasmato il periodo. Attraverso una prosa vivida, porta in vita le personalità e le dinamiche sociali dell'Inghilterra medievale. La passione dell'autore risiede nell'illuminare le sfumate narrazioni del passato, offrendo ai lettori un accesso avvincente a questa affascinante epoca storica.
Edward II
- 336pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
The dramatic life and mysterious death of the reviled Edward II, focusing on the vivid personality of the erratic and contradictory king, his unorthodox lifestyle and his passionate relationships with his male favourites, including Piers Gaveston
Hugh Despenser the Younger and Edward II
- 232pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
First biography of 'the greatest villain of the fourteenth century'.
Living in Medieval England
- 232pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
A unique addition to the increasingly popular trend of looking at the ordinary lives of people. Provides an important perspective from the ground up' on the subjects of travel, trade, commerce, religion, culture and politics that is lacking in popular medieval histories.
Daughters of Edward I
- 248pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
The (in)famous reigns of England's three Edwards were not only defined by war and the political triumphs and failures of men, but also by the women intimately associated with the Plantagenet dynasty. This narrative examines the lives and stories of some of England's forgotten royal women.
Blood Roses
- 320pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
The first book to explore the rivalry between the Houses of York and Lancaster from 1245 right up to the Wars of the Roses
Long Live the King
- 312pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
The first book to explore the contentious death and burial of Edward II
Philippa of Hainault
- 320pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
New paperback edition - Philippa of Hainault: Mother of the English Nation. The first biography of a remarkable and influential English queen.
Peek beneath the sheets of our medieval ancestors to uncover attitudes towards sex and sexuality in the Middle Ages.
The Rise and Fall of a Medieval Family
- 272pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
This is the first book on the Despenser family ever written .