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Tales from the Long Twelfth Century: The Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire - Couverture souple

Huscroft, Richard

 
9780300228700: Tales from the Long Twelfth Century: The Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0300228708 ISBN 13 : 9780300228700
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2017

Synopsis

This intriguing book tells the story of England's great medieval Angevin dynasty in an entirely new way. Departing from the usual king-centric narrative, Richard Huscroft instead centers each of his chapters on the experiences of a particular man or woman who contributed to the broad sweep of events. Whether noble and brave or flawed and fallible, each participant was struggling to survive in the face of uncontrollable forces. Princes, princesses, priests, heroes, relatives, friends, and others--some well known and others obscure--all were embroiled in the drama of historic events.

Under Henry II and his sons Richard I (the Lionheart) and John, the empire rose to encompass much of the British Isles and the greater part of modern France, yet it survived a mere fifty years. Huscroft deftly weaves together the stories of individual lives to illuminate the key themes of this exciting and formative era.

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À propos de l'auteur

Richard Huscroft teaches history at Westminster School, London, and is the author of three previous books. He lives in London.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300228708
ISBN 13 
9780300228700
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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