Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K.h.: Volume 8 Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages

Klappentext Sir Francis Palgrave (1788-1861) was a distinguished English historian, solicitor and antiquarian, now considered to be the founder of the Public Record Office. After his death, Palgrave's son Sir Inglis Palgrave edited his Collected Historical Works, which focus mostly on the Anglo-Norman and Middle Ages. Originally published in 1922, this eighth volume of the Collected Historical Works contains the text of Palgrave's two stories on life in the Middle Ages in England, 'The Merchant and the Friar' and 'Three Generations of an Imaginary Norfolk Family'. The volume is introduced by prolific historian A. Hamilton Thompson. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in medieval life or in Victorian historiography. Zusammenfassung Sir Francis Palgrave (1788–1861) was a distinguished English historian, solicitor and antiquarian, now considered to be the founder of the Public Record Office. Originally published in 1922, this eighth volume of the Collected Historical Works contains the text of Palgrave's two stories on life in the Middle Ages in England. Inhaltsverzeichnis Note; Introduction; Table of contents of The Merchant and the Friar; Author's dedication; The Merchant and the Friar; Table of contents of the Three Generations of an Imaginary Norfolk Family; Three Generations of an Imaginary Norfolk Family.

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• Authors: Francis Palgrave, Sir Francis Palgrave
• Assisted by: R. H. Inglis Palgrave (Editor), Palgrave R. H. Inglis (Editor), Thompson Alexander Hamilton (Introduction)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 05.12.2013
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
• EAN: 9781107626379
• ISBN: 978-1-107-62637-9
• Pages: 348
• Series: Collected Historical Works of; The Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave
• Subjects: England, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), Medieval History, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE