| Edward I Revised Edition Contributor(s): Prestwich, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300071574 ISBN-13: 9780300071573 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $38.12 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1997 Annotation: Michael Prestwich's study of Edward I, first published in 1988 and now reissued with a new introduction and updated bibliographic guide, is the definitive full-length account of one of the leading monarchs of the Middle Ages. A king who pioneered legal and parliamentary change, conquered Wales and came close to conquering Scotland, Edward I presents many contradictions. A pious man who built his reputation during the greatest chivalric adventure of the time, the Crusade, he quarrelled with his archbishops. A major player in European diplomacy and war, he acted as peacemaker during the 1280s but became involved in a bitter war with Philip IV a decade later. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Royalty - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: 942.035 |
| LCCN: 97060218 |
| Series: English Monarchs |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6.2" W x 9.15" (2.12 lbs) 640 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Edward I--one of the outstanding monarchs of the English Middle Ages--pioneered legal and parliamentary change in England, conquered Wales, and came close to conquering Scotland. A major player in European diplomacy and war, he acted as peacemaker during the 1280s but became involved in a bitter war with Philip IV a decade later. This book is the definitive account of a remarkable king and his long and significant reign. Widely praised when it was first published in 1988, it is now reissued with a new introduction and updated bibliographic guide. Praise for the earlier edition: A masterly achievement. . . . A work of enduring value and one certain to remain the standard life for many years.--Times Literary Supplement A fine book: learned, judicious, carefully thought out and skillfully presented. It is as near comprehensive as any single volume could be.--History Today To have died more revered than any other English monarch was an outstanding achievement; and it is worthily commemorated by this outstanding addition to the . . . corpus of royal biographies.--Times Education Supplement |