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Edward III: A Heroic Failure (Penguin Monarchs)

Jonathan Sumption

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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 50 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.

Format:

Pages:: 115 pages

Publication:: 2016

Publisher:: Allen Lane

Edition:: Illustrated

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0241184207

ISBN13:: 9780241184202

kindle Asin:: B01A6CSJ9U

Edward III: A Heroic Failure (Penguin Monarchs)

Jonathan Sumption

3.80/5 (96 ratings)

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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 50 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.

Format:

Pages:: 115 pages

Publication:: 2016

Publisher:: Allen Lane

Edition:: Illustrated

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0241184207

ISBN13:: 9780241184202

kindle Asin:: B01A6CSJ9U

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