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Frederick II: A Medieval Emperor

Frederick II: A Medieval Emperor

by David Abulafia (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

    $24.27
Synopsis

This biography overturns the myths and reveals Frederick II as neither the Beast of the Apocalypse nor the Universal Hero adopted by pre-Nazi Germany. Instead we are shown a man very much of his time, an emperor whose reign coincided with the great turning-points of the high Middle Ages.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 498
 Edition: First edition thus
 Publisher: Pimlico
Published: 07 Feb 2002
ISBN 10: 0712668365
ISBN 13: 9780712668361

Media Reviews
David Abulafia has written a brilliant book. - Andrew Wheatcroft, Evening Standard This is the rarest of books, a biography which is both a persuasive and compelling portrait of a man, and of genuine and major historical importance. Nobody will read it without pleasure. - R.I. Moore, TLS
Author Bio
David Abulafia is Professor of Mediterranean History at Cambridge University. He has written extensively on the political, economic and social history of the area. His most recent book is The New Cambridge Medieval History, Vol. 5, c.1198-1300, which he edited.