Edward II

by J.R.S. Phillips and Seymour Phillips

Book Overview

The latest definitive biography in the acclaimed Yale English Monarchs series

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300178026
• ISBN13: 9780300178029
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"