Edward II (Penguin Monarchs): The Terrors of Kingship
Author: Given-Wilson, Christopher
Brand: Penguin
Color: Blue
Edition: Reprint
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 160
Release Date: 01-11-2019
Part Number: 9780141989914
Details: 'He seems to have laboured under an almost child-like misapprehension about the size of his world. Had greatness not been thrust upon him, he might have lived a life of great harmlessness'
The reign of Edward II was a succession of disasters. Inept in war, and in thrall to favourites, most notably the young nobleman Piers Gaveston, he preferred drinking, driving carts and rowing boats to the tedium of government. After twenty ruinous years, he was imprisoned and murdered. This remarkable book gives a glimpse into the abyss: the terrors of kingship.
EAN: 9780141989914
Package Dimensions: 7.0 x 4.3 x 0.4 inches
Languages: English
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Author: Given-Wilson, Christopher
Brand: Penguin
Color: Blue
Edition: Reprint
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 160
Release Date: 01-11-2019
Part Number: 9780141989914
Details: 'He seems to have laboured under an almost child-like misapprehension about the size of his world. Had greatness not been thrust upon him, he might have lived a life of great harmlessness'
The reign of Edward II was a succession of disasters. Inept in war, and in thrall to favourites, most notably the young nobleman Piers Gaveston, he preferred drinking, driving carts and rowing boats to the tedium of government. After twenty ruinous years, he was imprisoned and murdered. This remarkable book gives a glimpse into the abyss: the terrors of kingship.
EAN: 9780141989914
Package Dimensions: 7.0 x 4.3 x 0.4 inches
Languages: English
