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Edward the Confessor
Frank Barlow
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Description for Edward the Confessor
Paperback. This biography of Edward the Confessor, first published in 1970, aims to rescue the image of the King from what the author sees as myth and bogus scholarship. Disentangling fact from legend, the text recreates the final years of the Anglo-Danish monarchy and examines England before the Normans. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778.
Frank Barlow's magisterial biography, first published in 1970 and here reissued with new material, updated bibliography and a fresh introduction, rescues the king from contemporary myth and subsequent bogus scholarship. Disentangling verifiable fact from saintly legend, he vividly recreates the final years of the Anglo-Danish monarchy and examines England on the brink of the Norman Conquest with deep insight and great historical understanding. Frank Barlow was Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Exeter.
Frank Barlow's magisterial biography, first published in 1970 and here reissued with new material, updated bibliography and a fresh introduction, rescues the king from contemporary myth and subsequent bogus scholarship. Disentangling verifiable fact from saintly legend, he vividly recreates the final years of the Anglo-Danish monarchy and examines England on the brink of the Norman Conquest with deep insight and great historical understanding. Frank Barlow was Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Exeter.
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
The Yale English Monarchs Series
Condition
New
Weight
781g
Number of Pages
420
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300071566
SKU
V9780300071566
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About Frank Barlow
Frank Barlow was Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Exeter until his death in 2009.
Reviews for Edward the Confessor
'Professor Barlow has constructed a remarkable book ... deploying all the resources of formidable scholarship, he has recovered the real Edward' - Spectator 'An intellectual exercise of the highest order' - The Times