Edward III (Penguin Monarchs)
A Heroic Failure
$26.11
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2018
Summary
The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series – short, fresh, expert accounts of England’s rulers – now in paperback.
Edward III ruled England for fifty years. He was a paragon of kingship in the eyes of his contemporaries, the perfect king in those of 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 reverse…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141988672 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141988673 |
| Author: | Jonathan Sumption |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 89g |
| Dimensions: | 181mm x 111mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Penguin Monarchs |
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About The Author
Jonathan Sumption
Jonathan Sumption is a former history fellow of Magdalen College Oxford. He is the author of Pilgrimage and The Albigensian Crusade, as well as the first four volumes in his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War, Trial by Battle, Trial by Fire, Divided Houses and Cursed Kings. He was awarded the 2009 Wolfson History Prize for Divided Houses.
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