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paperback. A landmark biography of the charismatic king beloved of fourteenth-century England Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 752 pages, 28 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300194081
ISBN
9780300194081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

paperback. Despite a long and eventful reign, Britain's George II is a largely forgotten monarch, his achievements overlooked and his abilities misunderstood. This biography paints a richly detailed portrait of the many-faceted monarch in his public as well as his private life. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300187779
ISBN
9780300187779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.08

paperback. 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. This biography does not present Edward II as a heroic or successful king: his deposition after a turbulent reign of nearly twenty years is proof enough that it went terribly wrong. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 704 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300178029
ISBN
9780300178029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

paperback. In this biography of Henry VI, Bertram Wolffe challenges the traditional view of Henry VI as an unworldly, innocent and saintly monarch and offers instead a critical portrait of an ineffectual ruler. Drawing on contemporary evidence, he discusses the failures of Henry's long reign. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 48 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300089264
ISBN
9780300089264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

paperback. This biography provides a comprehensive reappraisal of Henry II, the man and king. W.L. Warren explores a whole range of contemporary sources to illuminate the king's policy and personality, as well as the events of his reign. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 730 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300084740
ISBN
9780300084740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.63

paperback. William II, better known as William Rufus, was the third son of William the Conqueror. This biography recounts his brief 13-year reign leading up to his assassination. The author weaves his account of the king's life into the wider history of Anglo-Norman government. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 502 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300082913
ISBN
9780300082913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

paperback. An account of the life of Richard III. It studies the context of his violent age and addresses issues such as: why and how Richard Plantagenet usurped the throne; the belief that he ordered the murder of the princes in the Tower; and the events leading to the Battle of Bosworth. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 332 pages, illustrations facsimiles, genealogy, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300079791
ISBN
9780300079791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

paperback. A study of the life and reign of Henry VII. S.B. Chrimes explores the circumstances surrounding Henry's acquisition of the throne, examines the personnel and machinery of government, and surveys the king's social, political and economic policies, law enforcement and foreign strategy. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 390 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300078831
ISBN
9780300078831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

paperback. A biography of Richard II. It offers a radical reinterpretation of a complex king whose reign was characterized by a mixture of high principle and despotic legislation. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 514 pages, b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300078756
ISBN
9780300078756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

paperback. This study places the reign of Edward IV in the context of late-medieval power politics, and analyzes the methods by which a usurper sought to retain his throne and re-assert the power of a monarchy weakened by the feeble rule of Henry VI. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 506 pages, illustrations facsimiles, geneal. table, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300073720
ISBN
9780300073720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

paperback. Based on primary sources in both English and French archives, this biography depicts the reign of Henry V in the broad European context of the period. It concludes that through his personality the king united the country in war but also provided domestic security and solid government. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations facsimiles, geneal. table, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 950.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300073706
ISBN
9780300073706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

paperback. Focusing on what the author considers to be the flamboyant personality of Henry VIII, this text explores a king whose impact on government, society and religion of England is still felt more than four centuries on. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 592 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300071580
ISBN
9780300071580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

Paperback. "Crossing the Line" is told by a middle-class American woman who falls in love with the son of an impoverished family from rural Mexico a man who crosses the border illegally to be with her. Married in 1988, Linda and Sixto Valdez learn to love each other s very different families and cultures, raising their child to walk proudly in both worlds." Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 black & white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFN; JFSL1; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875656182
ISBN
9780875656182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AMB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875656014
ISBN
9780875656014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 44.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875655963
ISBN
9780875655963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875655819
ISBN
9780875655819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.12

Hardcover. A Joint Project of the Center for Texas Studies at TCU and TCU Press. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGA; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875655673
ISBN
9780875655673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.55

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGB; KJB; KJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 2000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654881
ISBN
9780875654881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 54.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654355
ISBN
9780875654355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654256
ISBN
9780875654256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.56

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