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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2010-06-08
- Pages
- 704
- ISBN
- 9780300156577
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
030015657X
ISBN-13
9780300156577
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2309333780
Product Key Features
Book Title
Edward II
Number of Pages
704 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Royalty, Europe / Great Britain / General, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Book Series
The English Monarchs Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
45.7 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-038959
Reviews
"This definitive biography, the fruit of a lifetime's study, strikes a deft balance." -History Magazine, "This definitive biography, the fruit of a lifetime's study, strikes a deft balance."- History Magazine, "Phillips' book will stand for the foreseeable future as the definitive work . . . invigorating . . . a joy to read." -Steve Donoghue,Open Letters Monthly, "This definitive biography, the fruit of a lifetime's study, strikes a deft balance." History Magazine, "The book's value lies in its accumulation of detail from an extraordinary range of unpublished sources and a thorough review of published writings: it is a reliable work of reference."-Ralph A. Griffiths, The American Historical Review, "Phillips''s account of the life and reign of Edward II is a masterful example of the finest historical scholarship. The research is thorough, the judgments are carefully reasoned and explained, and the narrative is engaging. . . . Endorsed without reservation."-A. C. Reeves, CHOICE, "Phillips' book will stand for the foreseeable future as the definitive work . . . invigorating . . . a joy to read." Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Monthly, "The book''s value lies in its accumulation of detail from an extraordinary range of unpublished sources and a thorough review of published writings: it is a reliable work of reference."-Ralph A. Griffiths, The American Historical Review, "Phillips's account of the life and reign of Edward II is a masterful example of the finest historical scholarship. The research is thorough, the judgments are carefully reasoned and explained, and the narrative is engaging. . . . Endorsed without reservation."-A. C. Reeves, CHOICE, "Phillips' book will stand for the foreseeable future as the definitive work . . . invigorating . . . a joy to read."-Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Monthly
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
942.03/6092 B
Synopsis
Edward II (1284 1327), King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his lifetime and calumny since it. Conventionally viewed as worthless, incapable of sustained policy, and significant only for his sporadic displays of ill-directed energy or a stubborn adherence to greedy and ambitious favorites, he has been presented as fit only to be deposed and replaced by someone more worthy of the throne. This definitive biography, the fruit of a lifetime s study, does not present Edward II as a heroic or successful king: his deposition after a turbulent reign of nearly twenty years is proof enough that it went terribly wrong. But Seymour Phillips scrutiny of the multitude of available sources shows that a richer picture emerges, in line with the complexity of events and of the man himself. If Edward II was not a successful king, he was not fundamentally different in many ways from most English monarchs. The biography strikes a deft balance, taking full account of the problems the king faced in England, Scotland, and Ireland and in his relations with France. It also tackles the contentious issue of whether Edward II did not die in 1327, murdered under barbaric circumstances, but lived on as a captive in England and then a wanderer on the Continent. Eight hundred years on, a king s life is properly examined.", Edward II (12841327), King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his lifetime and calumny since it. Conventionally viewed as worthless, incapable of sustained policy, and significant only for his sporadic displays of ill-directed energy or a stubborn adherence to greedy and ambitious favorites, he has been presented as fit only to be deposed and replaced by someone more worthy of the throne. This definitive biography, the fruit of a lifetime's study, does not present Edward II as a heroic or successful king: his deposition after a turbulent reign of nearly twenty years is proof enough that it went terribly wrong. But Seymour Phillips' scrutiny of the multitude of available sources shows that a richer picture emerges, in line with the complexity of events and of the man himself. If Edward II was not a successful king, he was not fundamentally different in many ways from most English monarchs. The biography strikes a deft balance, taking full account of the problems the king faced in England, Scotland, and Ireland and in his relations with France. It also tackles the contentious issue of whether Edward II did not die in 1327, murdered under barbaric circumstances, but lived on as a captive in England and then a wanderer on the Continent. Eight hundred years on, a king's life is properly examined.
LC Classification Number
DA230
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