Edward I (The Yale English Monarchs Series)

by M Prestwich (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1997

  $23.30

  Professor Prestwich's study of Edward I, first published in 1988, is a full-length account of one of the leading monarchs of the Middle Ages. A king who pioneered legal and parliamentary change, conquered Wales and came close to conquering Scotland, Edward also governed Gascony in south-west France and played a major part in European diplomacy and war. Examining the full range of manuscript sources, the book reveals a capable monarch facing complex simultaneous challenges.

• New

  Paperback
  1997

  $27.08

  Edward I-one of the outstanding monarchs of the English Middle Ages-pioneered legal and parliamentary change in England, conquered Wales, and came close to conquering Scotland. A major player in European diplomacy and war, he acted as peacemaker during the 1280s but became involved in a bitter war with Philip IV a decade later. This book is the definitive account of a remarkable king and his long and significant reign. Widely praised when it was first published in 1988, it is now reissued with a new introduction and updated bibliographic guide. Praise for the earlier edition: A masterly achievement...A work of enduring value and one certain to remain the standard life for many years. -Times Literary Supplement A fine book: learned, judicious, carefully thought out and skillfully presented. It is as near comprehensive as any single volume could be. -History Today To have died more revered than any other English monarch was an outstanding achievement; and it is worthily commemorated by this outstanding addition to the ...corpus of royal biographies. -Times Education Supplement