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Arise England Six Kings And The Making Of The English State
Arise England Six Kings And The Making Of The English State
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Description: " An essential book for anyone interested in this most fascinating era of British history." - Dan Jones New York Times bestselling author of The Plantagenets A lively new and sweeping history of the rise of the state in Plantagenet England. Between 1199 and 1399, English politics was high drama. These two centuries witnessed savage political blood - letting including civil war deposition the murder of kings and the ruthless execution of rebel lords as well as international warfare devastating national pandemic economic crisis and the first major peasant uprising in English history. Arise England uses the six Plantagenet kings who ruled during these two centuries to explore England's emergent statehood. Drawing on original accounts and arresting new research it draws resonances between government international relations and the abilities egos and ambitions of political actors then and now. Colourful and complicated and by turns impressive and hateful the six kings stride through the story; but arguably the greatest character is the emerging English state itself.
Title: Arise England Six Kings And The Making Of The English State
Author(s): Partington Richard
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Barcode: 9780571311989
Pages: 640 Pages
Publication Date: 9/17/2024
Category: History Of Ideas
Description: " An essential book for anyone interested in this most fascinating era of British history." - Dan Jones New York Times bestselling author of The Plantagenets A lively new and sweeping history of the rise of the state in Plantagenet England. Between 1199 and 1399, English politics was high drama. These two centuries witnessed savage political blood - letting including civil war deposition the murder of kings and the ruthless execution of rebel lords as well as international warfare devastating national pandemic economic crisis and the first major peasant uprising in English history. Arise England uses the six Plantagenet kings who ruled during these two centuries to explore England's emergent statehood. Drawing on original accounts and arresting new research it draws resonances between government international relations and the abilities egos and ambitions of political actors then and now. Colourful and complicated and by turns impressive and hateful the six kings stride through the story; but arguably the greatest character is the emerging English state itself.
Title: Arise England Six Kings And The Making Of The English State
Author(s): Partington Richard
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Barcode: 9780571311989
Pages: 640 Pages
Publication Date: 9/17/2024
Category: History Of Ideas