John the Landless, Edward the Third and Richard the Second through Shakespeare's eyes
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John the Landless, Edward the Third and Richard the Second through Shakespeare's eyes
9.99 €
The stories of three famous kings under one cover. Each of them, in their own way, reached the edge... and some even crossed it.
John (1167-1216), nicknamed Landless. Was a loser whom no one liked, especially after the reign of his noble brother Richard the Lionheart. Cleanly lost two major wars: with the French, he lost half of his dominions; with his own subjects, he lost almost half of his royal power. The same king who signed the prototype of modern constitutions - the Great Charter of Liberties. Edward (1312-1377), hero and lucky man, nicknamed the Third. He started the Hundred Years' War with France, in several glorious battles defeated the color of the French nobility, and his reign was called the "Golden Age" of English history. Richard (1367-1400) could probably have been nicknamed the Prince of Denmark if Hamlet had been written two hundred years earlier. He lost his father early, was first dependent on his mother and old counselors, and then relied on his peer friends, who betrayed him, overthrew him, and imprisoned him. He is said to have been an impulsive and irritable handsome man, but not as neurasthenic as the brilliant playwright painted him. Following Shakespeare, Alexandra Marinina tried to understand the biographies and psychological portraits of these rulers. And with what words she ends her book? "Truly regal hypocrisy." Why? You can find out from the fascinating and witty historical essays.
John (1167-1216), nicknamed Landless. Was a loser whom no one liked, especially after the reign of his noble brother Richard the Lionheart. Cleanly lost two major wars: with the French, he lost half of his dominions; with his own subjects, he lost almost half of his royal power. The same king who signed the prototype of modern constitutions - the Great Charter of Liberties. Edward (1312-1377), hero and lucky man, nicknamed the Third. He started the Hundred Years' War with France, in several glorious battles defeated the color of the French nobility, and his reign was called the "Golden Age" of English history. Richard (1367-1400) could probably have been nicknamed the Prince of Denmark if Hamlet had been written two hundred years earlier. He lost his father early, was first dependent on his mother and old counselors, and then relied on his peer friends, who betrayed him, overthrew him, and imprisoned him. He is said to have been an impulsive and irritable handsome man, but not as neurasthenic as the brilliant playwright painted him. Following Shakespeare, Alexandra Marinina tried to understand the biographies and psychological portraits of these rulers. And with what words she ends her book? "Truly regal hypocrisy." Why? You can find out from the fascinating and witty historical essays.
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- All books in the series More than History