Edward III: A Heroic Failure

by Jonathan Sumption

Book Overview

Edward III lived through bloody and turbulent times. His father was deposed by his mother and her lover when he was still a teenager; a third of England's population was killed by the Black Death midway through his reign; and the intractable Hundred Years War with France began under his leadership. Yet Edward managed to rule England for 50 years, and was viewed as a paragon of kingship in the eyes of both his contemporaries and later generations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0241184207
• ISBN13: 9780241184202
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 7.2"