Edward III (Penguin Monarchs)

Edward III (Penguin Monarchs)
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 119
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ISBN-10 : 9780241184219
ISBN-13 : 0241184215
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Book Synopsis Edward III (Penguin Monarchs) by : Jonathan Sumption

Download or read book Edward III (Penguin Monarchs) written by Jonathan Sumption and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-05-26 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward III lived through bloody and turbulent times. His father was deposed by his mother and her lover when he was still a teenager; a third of England's population was killed by the Black Death midway through his reign; and the intractable Hundred Years War with France began under his leadership. Yet Edward managed to rule England for fifty years, and was viewed as a paragon of kingship in the eyes of both his contemporaries and later generations. Venerated as the victor of Sluys and Crécy and the founder of the Order of the Garter, he was regarded with awe even by his enemies. But he lived too long, and was ultimately condemned to see thirty years of conquests reversed in less than five. In this gripping new account of Edward III's rise and fall, Jonathan Sumption introduces us to a fêted king who ended his life a heroic failure.


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