Death of Kings - Royal Deaths in Medieval England

Informationen zum Autor Michael R. Evans Klappentext A king's death was a highly dramatic moment, often with major political consequences. This is an account of what is known about the deaths of medieval kings, whether natural, violent or accidental. It shows how contemporaries and later writers, including Shakespeare, drew morals from such deaths and about the characters of individual kings. Zusammenfassung A king's death was a highly dramatic moment! often with major political consequences. This is an account of what is known about the deaths of medieval kings! whether natural! violent or accidental. It shows how contemporaries and later writers! including Shakespeare! drew morals from such deaths and about the characters of individual kings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations; Introduction; Acknowledgements; 1 Death and Burial;2 Divine Punishment; 3 The Corruption of the Body; 4 Father and Son; 5 Killing the King; 6 Once and Future Kings; 7 Royal Saints and Martyrs; 8 Queens; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Michael Evans, Michael R Evans, Michael R. Evans
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.09.2006
• EAN: 9781852855857
• ISBN: 978-1-85285-585-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; England, 1000 bis 1500 nach Christus, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval