Marc Morris

A Great and Terrible King

Edward I and the Forging of Britain

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

conquered Wales, extinguishing forever its native rulers, and constructed - at Conwy, Harlech, Beaumaris and Caernarfon - the most magnificent chain of castles ever created.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 797165
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9780099481751
• ISBN-10: 0099481758
• Artikelnr.: 25614196

Autorenporträt

Dr Marc Morris is a historian who specializes in the Middle Ages. He studied and taught at the universities of London and Oxford and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His other books include a bestselling history of the Norman Conquest and highly acclaimed biographies of King John and Edward I (A Great and Terrible King). He also presented the TV series Castle and wrote its accompanying book. He contributes regularly to other history programmes on radio and television and writes for numerous journals and magazines.

Rezensionen

Morris tells Edward's story fluently and conveys a compelling sense of the reality, and the contingency, of personal rule... It is on the subject of "the forging of Britain" that Morris is most consistently thought-provoking Guardian