A Great and Terrible King by Morris, Marc

A Great and Terrible King

The first major biography of a truly formidable king, whose reign was one of the most dramatic...
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A Great and Terrible King by Morris, Marc

A Great and Terrible King

$60.00

A Great and Terrible King

$60.00
Author: Marc Morris
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

The first major biography of a truly formidable king, whose reign was one of the most dramatic and important of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale.

Edward I is familiar to millions as "Longshanks," conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace (in "Braveheart"). Yet this story forms only the final chapter of the king's action-packed life. Earlier, Edward had defeated and killed the famous Simon de Montfort in battle; travelled to the Holy Land; conquered Wales, extinguishing forever its native rulers and constructing a magnificent chain of castles. He raised the greatest armies of the Middle Ages and summoned the largest parliaments; notoriously, he expelled all the Jews from his kingdom.The longest-lived of England's medieval kings, he fathered fifteen children with his first wife, Eleanor of Castile, and, after her death, he erected the Eleanor Crosses-the grandest funeral monuments ever fashioned for an English monarch.

In this book, Marc Morris examines afresh the forces that drove Edward throughout his relentless career: his character, his Christian faith, and his sense of England's destiny-a sense shaped in particular by the tales of the legendary King Arthur. He also explores the competing reasons that led Edward's opponents (including Robert Bruce) to resist him.

The result is a sweeping story, immaculately researched yet compellingly told, and a vivid picture of medieval Britain at the moment when its future was decided.



Author: Marc Morris
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 03/15/2015
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781605986845


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/2014 pg. 11
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2014
Publishers Weekly 01/12/2015
Library Journal 02/01/2015 pg. 94

About the Author
Marc Morris is a historian specializing in the Middle Ages. He is the author of A Great and Terrible King; King John; and the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling The Norman Conquest. Marc lives in England.


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