The Great and Terrible King. Edward I: How Britain Was Forged
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The Great and Terrible King. Edward I: How Britain Was Forged
39.99 €
31.99 €
No king of England had a greater influence on the peoples of Britain than Edward I. Conquests of unprecedented scale and the creation of a Model Parliament, the Crusade and conquest of Scotland, the conquest of Wales and the construction of a magnificent chain of castles, involvement in European conflicts, where the continent’s kinship ties were broken for political gain. Edward assembled the greatest armies of the Middle Ages, convened the largest parliaments. After losing his wife, he erected Eleanor’s crosses, the most magnificent tombstones ever built in memory of an English monarch.
The author analyzes the forces that moved Edward: the character, faith, the idea of the fate of England (formed largely due to the stories about King Arthur), traces the history of pressure and concessions that allowed him to find finances and build support forces to achieve ambitious goals.
Mark Morris is a historian, journalist, TV presenter, expert on the Middle Ages. Author of a number of books that have become national bestsellers.
The author analyzes the forces that moved Edward: the character, faith, the idea of the fate of England (formed largely due to the stories about King Arthur), traces the history of pressure and concessions that allowed him to find finances and build support forces to achieve ambitious goals.
Mark Morris is a historian, journalist, TV presenter, expert on the Middle Ages. Author of a number of books that have become national bestsellers.
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