Simon de Montfort

By J.R. Maddicott

Book Overview

This book provides a new account of one of the most famous men of the English Middle Ages: Simon de Montfort. It is partly a study of the politics of Henry III's reign (1216-72), with which Montfort's career is closely interwoven; but it also looks at his lands, finances, following and religious ideals. Drawing on unusual sources, the author is able to make his biography as much a study of temperament and character as of a political career, and to write with a degree of psychological penetration rare in works on the medieval nobility.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052137636X
• ISBN13: 9780521376365
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"