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Edward II
Seymour Phillips
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Description for Edward II
Paperback. Edward II (1284-1327), King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his lifetime and calumny since it. This biography does not present Edward II as a heroic or successful king: his deposition after a turbulent reign of nearly twenty years is proof enough that it went terribly wrong. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 704 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Edward II (1284-1327), King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his lifetime and calumny since it. Conventionally viewed as worthless, incapable of sustained policy, and significant only for his sporadic displays of ill-directed energy or a stubborn adherence to greedy and ambitious favorites, he has been presented as fit only to be deposed and replaced by someone more worthy of the throne. This definitive biography, the fruit of a lifetime's study, does not present Edward II as ... Read more
Edward II (1284-1327), King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his lifetime and calumny since it. Conventionally viewed as worthless, incapable of sustained policy, and significant only for his sporadic displays of ill-directed energy or a stubborn adherence to greedy and ambitious favorites, he has been presented as fit only to be deposed and replaced by someone more worthy of the throne. This definitive biography, the fruit of a lifetime's study, does not present Edward II as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
The Yale English Monarchs Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300178029
SKU
V9780300178029
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About Seymour Phillips
Seymour Phillips is emeritus professor of medieval history, University College, Dublin, and a Member of the Royal Irish Academy.
Reviews for Edward II
'Seymour Phillips has written an absorbing blow-by-blow account of the follies and misfortunes of this dark and depressing interlude in English History.' (Chris Given-Wilson, Times Literary Supplement) 'Phillips takes us deftly through the twists and turns of Edward's eventful career.' (Nigel Saul, History Today) 'Written by a distinguished expert for the prestigious Yale Monarchs series.' (Will Robinson, The Spectator) 'This ... Read more