Ian Mortimer

Broschiertes Buch

The Perfect King

The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation

Beschreibung

From the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England, comes the story of King Edward III, who - like Elizabeth and Victoria after him - embodied the values of his age, forged a nation out of war and re-made England. He ordered his uncle to be beheaded;

Autor

Dr Ian Mortimer is the author of the bestselling Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England and Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England, eight other books and many peer-reviewed articles on English history between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and was awarded the Alexander Prize (2004) for his work on the social history of medicine in seventeenth-century England. In June 2011, the University of Exeter awarded him a higher doctorate (D.Litt.) by examination, on the strength of his historical work. He also writes historical fiction, published under his middle names (James Forrester). He lives with his wife and three children on the edge of Dartmoor, in Devon. For further information about him and a full bibliography, see his website: www.ianmortimer.com.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House UK / Vintage
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 617915
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 131mm x 42mm
• Gewicht: 414g
• ISBN-13: 9780099527091
• ISBN-10: 009952709X
• Artikelnr.: 24425603

Rezensionen

An excellent biography; entertaining as well as informative Allan Massie Daily Telegraph