Magna Carta : The True Story Behind The Charter
by David Starkey
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 1473610052
- ISBN 13
- 9781473610057
- Seller
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Picton, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton, United Kingdom, 2015. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. 'A soaring account of the months that transformed a messy feudal squabble into Magna Carta...his crisp storytelling, based around short chapters and rolling rhetoric, is extremely entertaining.' Dan Jones, Mail on Sunday 'I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good history is descriptive, narrative and analytical. This is good history.' Gerard DeGroot, The Times At Runnymede, on the banks of the River Thames, on 15 June 1215, the seal of King John was attached to the Magna Carta, and peace descended upon the land. Or that's what successive generations have believed. But is it true? And have we been persuaded (or persuaded ourselves) that the events of 15 June 1215 not only ended a civil war between the king and the barons but - as if by magic - established a British constitution beloved and copied throughout the world? Often viewed as a victory for the people over the monarchy and a cornerstone of democracy, the true significance of Magna Carta is misunderstood and misrepresented. In Magna Carta: The True Story Behind the Charter, David Starkey paints a vivid portrait of the years 1215-1225, ten revolutionary years of huge significance that produced not one but four charters. Peopled by colourful historical figures - John, the boy-king Henry, Pope Innocent III, Archbishop Stephen Langton, William Marshal - Starkey tells a story of treachery and idealism, politics and peace-making that is surprising and enthralling. Informative, entertaining and controversial, Magna Carta: The True Story Behind the Charter challenges centuries of myth-making to demonstrate how important it is we understand the true significance of that day beside the Thames, over eight hundred years ago. All pictures shown are of the actual product offered for sale Size: 180mm - 250mm. 285 pages. DJ has some shelf wear as well as bumping to corners and extremities. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Covers have some shelf-wear, as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Britain/UK; ISBN/EAN: 9781473610057. Inventory No: 21235. . 9781473610057
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- Bookseller
- Bong Bong Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21235
- Title
- Magna Carta : The True Story Behind The Charter
- Author
- David Starkey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- ISBN 10
- 1473610052
- ISBN 13
- 9781473610057
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2015
- Keywords
- BZDB3 History; Britain/UK; Unbranded EAN: 9781473610057 David Starkey Magna Carta : The True Story Behind The Charter
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