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Book From the reign of Henry III  to the reign of Edward II

Download or read book From the reign of Henry III to the reign of Edward II written by John Reeves and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Edward III  Penguin Monarchs

Download or read book Edward III Penguin Monarchs written by Jonathan Sumption and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-05-26 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward III lived through bloody and turbulent times. His father was deposed by his mother and her lover when he was still a teenager; a third of England's population was killed by the Black Death midway through his reign; and the intractable Hundred Years War with France began under his leadership. Yet Edward managed to rule England for fifty years, and was viewed as a paragon of kingship in the eyes of both his contemporaries and later generations. Venerated as the victor of Sluys and Crécy and the founder of the Order of the Garter, he was regarded with awe even by his enemies. But he lived too long, and was ultimately condemned to see thirty years of conquests reversed in less than five. In this gripping new account of Edward III's rise and fall, Jonathan Sumption introduces us to a fêted king who ended his life a heroic failure.

Book The Reign of Edward II

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gwilym Dodd
  • Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 1903153190
  • Pages : 257 pages

Download or read book The Reign of Edward II written by Gwilym Dodd and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2006 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new review of the most significant issues of Edward II's reign. Edward II presided over a turbulent and politically charged period of English history, but to date he has been relatively neglected in comparison to other fourteenth and fifteenth-century kings. This book offers a significant re-appraisal of a much maligned monarch and his historical importance, making use of the latest empirical research and revisionist theories, and concentrating on people and personalities, perceptions and expectations, rather than dry constitutional analysis. Papers consider both the institutional and the personal facets of Edward II's life and rule: his sexual reputation, the royal court, the role of the king's household knights, the nature of law and parliament in the reign, and England's relations with Ireland and Europe. Contributors: J.S. HAMILTON, W.M. ORMROD, IAN MORTIMER, MICHAEL PRESTWICH, ALISTAIR TEBBIT, W.R. CHILDS, PAUL DRYBURGH, ANTHONY MUSSON, GWILYM DODD, ALISON MARSHALL, MARTYN LAWRENCE, SEYMOUR PHILLIPS.

Book 1272 1377

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1851
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 568 pages

Download or read book 1272 1377 written by and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Rolls of Arms of the Reigns of Henry III   Edward II   and Edward III

Download or read book Rolls of Arms of the Reigns of Henry III Edward II and Edward III written by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Judges of England  with Sketches of Their Lives  and Miscellaneous Notices

Download or read book The Judges of England with Sketches of Their Lives and Miscellaneous Notices written by Edward Foss and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Following in the Footsteps of Edward II

Download or read book Following in the Footsteps of Edward II written by Kathryn Warner and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Informed and informative . . . a meticulous example of outstanding scholarship, and an inherently fascinating read.” —Midwest Book Review Edward II is famously one of England’s most unsuccessful kings, as utterly different from his warlike father Edward I as any man possibly could be, and the first English king to suffer the fate of deposition. Highly unconventional, even eccentric, he was an intriguing personality, and his reign of nineteen and a half years, from 1307 to 1327, was a turbulent period of endless conflict and the king’s infatuation with his male favorites, which ended when his own queen led an invasion of his kingdom. Following in the Footsteps of Edward II presents a new take on this most unconventional and puzzling of kings, from the magnificent Caernarfon Castle where he was born in 1284 shortly after his father conquered North Wales, to his favorite residences at King’s Langley in Hertfordshire and Westminster, to the castle of Berkeley in Gloucestershire where he supposedly met his brutal death in September 1327, to Gloucester Cathedral, where his tomb and alabaster effigy still exist and are among the greatest glories surviving from medieval England.

Book Reeves  History of the English Law

Download or read book Reeves History of the English Law written by William Francis Finlason and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Three Edwards

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  • Author : Michael Prestwich
  • Publisher : Psychology Press
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 0415303095
  • Pages : 319 pages

Download or read book The Three Edwards written by Michael Prestwich and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing an overview to this eventful period of history, this book analyses the three kings of very different qualities and reputations.

Book Henry III

Download or read book Henry III written by David Carpenter and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 803 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in a ground-breaking two-volume history of Henry III’s rule, from when he first assumed the crown to the moment his personal rule endedNine years of age when he came to the throne in 1216, Henry III had to rule within the limits set by the establishment of Magna Carta and the emergence of parliament. Pacific, conciliatory, and deeply religious, Henry brought many years of peace to England and rebuilt Westminster Abbey in honor of his patron saint, Edward the Confessor. He poured money into embellishing his palaces and creating a magnificent court. Yet this investment in "soft power" did not prevent a great revolution in 1258, led by Simon de Montfort, ending Henry's personal rule.Eminent historian David Carpenter brings to life Henry's character and reign as never before. Using source material of unparalleled richness—material that makes it possible to get closer to Henry than any other medieval monarch—Carpenter stresses the king’s achievements as well as his failures while offering an entirely new perspective on the intimate connections between medieval politics and religion.

Book Edward II

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  • Author : Seymour Phillips
  • Publisher : English Monarchs Series
  • Release : 2011
  • ISBN : 9780300178029
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Edward II written by Seymour Phillips and published by English Monarchs Series. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography does not present Edward II as a heroic or successful king: his deposition after a turbulent reign of nearly twenty years is proof enough that it went terribly wrong. But Seymour Phillips' scrutiny of the multitude of available sources shows that a richer picture emerges, in line with the complexity of events and of the man himself. If Edward II was not a successful king, he was not fundamentally different in many ways from most English monarchs. The biography strikes a deft balance, taking full account of the problems the king faced in England, Scotland, and Ireland and in his relations with France. It also tackles the contentious issue of whether Edward II did not die in 1327, murdered under barbaric circumstances, but lived on as a captive in England and then a wanderer on the Continent.

Book Edward III

Download or read book Edward III written by W. M. Ormrod and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward III (1312-1377) was the most successful European ruler of his age. Reigning for over fifty years, he achieved spectacular military triumphs and overcame grave threats to his authority, from parliamentary revolt to the Black Death. Revered by his subjects as a chivalric dynamo, he initiated the Hundred Years' War and gloriously led his men into battle against the Scots and the French.In this illuminating biography, W. Mark Ormrod takes a deeper look at Edward to reveal the man beneath the military muscle. What emerges is Edward's clear sense of his duty to rebuild the prestige of the Crown, and through military gains and shifting diplomacy, to secure a legacy for posterity. New details of the splendor of Edward's court, lavish national celebrations, and innovative use of imagery establish the king's instinctive understanding of the bond between ruler and people. With fresh emphasis on how Edward's rule was affected by his family relationships--including his roles as traumatized son, loving husband, and dutiful father--Ormrod gives a valuable new dimension to our understanding of this remarkable warrior king.

Book The History of the Life and Reign of Edward II

Download or read book The History of the Life and Reign of Edward II written by Author of The life and reign of Henry VI. and published by . This book was released on 1713 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Genesis of Lancaster

Download or read book Genesis of Lancaster written by Sir James Henry Ramsay and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Edward the Second

    Book Details:
  • Author : Christopher Marlowe
  • Publisher : [London, Printed for the Malone Society by J. Johnson at the Oxford University Press] 1925 [i. e. 1926]
  • Release : 1925
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 140 pages

Download or read book Edward the Second written by Christopher Marlowe and published by [London, Printed for the Malone Society by J. Johnson at the Oxford University Press] 1925 [i. e. 1926]. This book was released on 1925 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: