A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.97 (567 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1681771330 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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An excellent, readable account of his reign.” (The Literary Review)“Richly contextual treatment of a pivotal Medieval English monarch. Marc Morris does him justice. Edward was a remarkable man, and a great king. An elucidating biography.” (Kirkus)“An informative and easily digestible account of the life of an important if often unattractive medieval monarch.” (Booklist)“Marc Morris is historical biography’s newest star.” (The Bookseller)“The title of Marc Morris’ book is apt. It’s compelling stuff.” (Allan Massie, bestselling author of 'The Royal Stuarts')“A splendid example of the genre. Morris has succeeded in writing a book for today.” (The Times Literary Supplement) . Highly recommended for scholars and generalists alike interested in the Middle Ages.” (Library Journal (starred review))“Morris (
Yet this story forms only the final chapter of the king's action-packed life. 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 Crossesthe 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 destinya sense shaped in particular by the tales of the legendary King Arthur. The first major biography of a truly formidab
Great Insight into Edward I's Life Robert P. Mills The Good:DETAIL: This book has been well-researched and is engaging to read. It is not easy to do this when writing about medieval historical figures, but Morris almost makes it look easy. It's all fine and good to see Edward I portrayed in Braveheart and come away with the idea that he was a ruthless monarch, but if you want to learn more about this ruler - how complicated his life was, how much he devoted himself to religion, family, and to uniting Britain - this is a great book to examine.STORYTELLING: I. "Edward the man" according to Medieval Lady. Marc Morris' work was been advertised as the first biography of Edward I in years, and in many ways it may have been a necessary one. Edward I `Longshanks' stands today as one arguably one of the most notorious and despised Kings of Medieval England (perhaps in part with good reason), many people may know him only as the baddie in Braveheart. Some (as a result of the said movie) have seem even to regard him as a `pagan' King.Morris explores Edward's life in its entirely to present a more well-rounded view o. Well crafted history and must read for anyone serious about English history As a student of English history all my life, A Great and Terrible King will now have a prominent place on my book shelf. Mr. Morris has done a wonderful job illuminating one of the greatest names in medieval history. It is well written and researched. Having traveled a good deal though northern Wales in the 1990's, I saw many of Edward's castles but had little appreciation for what I was seeing. The haunting Denas Bran made a strong impression on me when I first saw it, now even more so. The massive Caernar