Edward I

Informationen zum Autor Michael Prestwich is Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Professor of History at the University of Durham. He is the author of Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages (1996), also published by Yale University Press. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung This study of Edward I! first published in 1988! is an account of one of the leading monarchs of the Middle Ages. Examining manuscript sources! the book reveals a capable monarch who pioneered legal and parliamentary change! conquered Wales and came close to conquering Scotland.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Prestwich, Prestwich Michael
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.07.1997
• EAN: 9780300071573
• ISBN: 978-0-300-07157-3
• No. of pages: 640
• Series: The English Monarchs Series; The Yale English Monarchs Series; The English Monarchs Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; England, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Biography: historical, political and military, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval