The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Published: Jan 1, 2006
Pages:
589
ABC:
1
Book Details
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Description:
He ordered his uncle to be beheaded, and usurped his father’s throne. Yet under his rule, England experienced its longest period of domestic peace in the Middle Ages. In this first full biography of Edward III (1327-77), he emerges as the father of the English nation and the English people. **