King Stephen - Yale English Monarchs

Informationen zum Autor Edmund King is emeritus professor of medieval history, University of Sheffield. He lives in Sheffield, UK. Klappentext A biography that provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose reign (1135-1154), with its 'nineteen long winters' of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the sources, the author shows with clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the monarch. Zusammenfassung A biography that provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen! whose reign (1135-1154)! with its 'nineteen long winters' of civil war! made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the sources! the author shows with clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the monarch.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Edmund King
• Edition: Yale University Press Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 16.04.2012
• EAN: 9780300181951
• ISBN: 978-0-300-18195-1
• Pages: 384
• Thème: The English Monarchs Series
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Biographies, autobiographies; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Moyen Age; England, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Biography: historical, political and military, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval