Rubin Miri
Rubin Miri - The Hollow Crown A History Of Britain In The Late Middle Ages - Paperback
Rubin Miri - The Hollow Crown A History Of Britain In The Late Middle Ages - Paperback
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Description: There is no more haunting compelling period in Britain's history than the later middle ages. The extraordinary kings - Edward III and Henry V the great warriors Richard II and Henry VI tragic inadequates killed by their failure to use their power and Richard III the demon king. The extraordinary events - the Black Death that destroyed a third of the population the Peasants Revolt the Wars of the Roses the Battle of Agincourt. The extraordinary artistic achievements - the great churches castles and tombs that still dominate the landscape the birth of the English language in The Canterbury Tales. For the first time in a generation a historian has had the vision and confidence to write a spell - binding account of the era immortalised by Shakespeare's history plays. The Hollow Crown brilliantly brings to life for the reader a world we have long lost - a strange Catholic rural country of monks peasants knights and merchants almost perpetually at war - but continues to define so much of England's national myth.
Title: The Hollow Crown A History Of Britain In The Late Middle Ages
Author(s): Rubin Miri
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780140148251
Pages: 416 Pages
Publication Date: 1/28/2006
Series: Penguin History of Britain
Category: British & Irish History
Description: There is no more haunting compelling period in Britain's history than the later middle ages. The extraordinary kings - Edward III and Henry V the great warriors Richard II and Henry VI tragic inadequates killed by their failure to use their power and Richard III the demon king. The extraordinary events - the Black Death that destroyed a third of the population the Peasants Revolt the Wars of the Roses the Battle of Agincourt. The extraordinary artistic achievements - the great churches castles and tombs that still dominate the landscape the birth of the English language in The Canterbury Tales. For the first time in a generation a historian has had the vision and confidence to write a spell - binding account of the era immortalised by Shakespeare's history plays. The Hollow Crown brilliantly brings to life for the reader a world we have long lost - a strange Catholic rural country of monks peasants knights and merchants almost perpetually at war - but continues to define so much of England's national myth.
Title: The Hollow Crown A History Of Britain In The Late Middle Ages
Author(s): Rubin Miri
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780140148251
Pages: 416 Pages
Publication Date: 1/28/2006
Series: Penguin History of Britain
Category: British & Irish History
