King John, The fourth son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, his personality was so distorted by chroniclers such as Roger of Wendover and Matthew Paris that the author has set out to investigate his acts and how he was seen against the background of his predecessors, [Life was easier when the British disease - according to the French - was syphilis. Now it has become knock people when the are up and idolize them when they makes mistakes and go down, history gets so confusing],
by Warren, W.L.,
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Godalming, Surrey, United Kingdom
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About This Item
published by Eyre Methuen, London, 1978,. see description. 8vo, xi,350pp, frontis bust of King John, 7 other illustrations on art paper, 10 maps in text, publisher's boards, title gilt on spine, the dustwrapper colour-illustrated by an early fourteenth century picture of King John at a stag hunt taken from Cotton MS Claudius D.ii, fo.113, top edge a little dusty, vg+.
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- Bookseller
- Crouch Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 95224
- Title
- King John, The fourth son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, his personality was so distorted by chroniclers such as Roger of Wendover and Matthew Paris that the author has set out to investigate his acts and how he was seen against the background of his predecessors, [Life was easier when the British disease - according to the French - was syphilis. Now it has become knock people when the are up and idolize them when they makes mistakes and go down, history gets so confusing],
- Author
- Warren, W.L.,
- Format/Binding
- See description
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- published by Eyre Methuen, London, 1978,
- Keywords
- Mediaeval History, European History, Mediaeval Literature, Art, Medieval
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About Crouch Rare Books
Out-of-print and antiquarian books and maps
Established 1970
Established 1970
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