Dan Jones

Broschiertes Buch

Magna Carta

The Making and Legacy of the Great Charter

Beschreibung

A beautifully produced account of the signing, impact and legacy of Magna Carta, a document that became one the most influential statements in the history of democracy.

Autor

Dan Jones is a bestselling historian, TV presenter and award-winning journalist. His non-fiction books, which have sold more than a million copies worldwide, include the Sunday Times bestsellers THE PLANTAGENETS, THE TEMPLARS, POWERS AND THRONES and HENRY V. His fiction includes the acclaimed Essex Dogs trilogy, set during the Hundred Years War, concluding with LION HEARTS. Dan has written and presented numerous TV series including Secrets of Great British Castles, Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty: The Plantagenets and London: 2000 Years of History. He writes and hosts the Sony Music podcast This is History. For a decade Dan was a weekly columnist for the London Evening Standard; he has also contributed to dozens of newspapers and magazines worldwide, including the New York Times, Sunday Times, Telegraph and Spectator. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Trustee of Historic Royal Palaces.

Produktdetails

• The Landmark Library
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 194mm x 125mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 198g
• ISBN-13: 9781035924936
• ISBN-10: 1035924935
• Artikelnr.: 75124949

Rezensionen

'Stonking narrative history told with pace, wit and scholarship' Observer

Dan Jones addresses what the Magna Carta meant at the time and what it should mean to us