Tales of a Grandfather: the History of France
Walter Scott
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Description for Tales of a Grandfather: the History of France
hardcover. Editor(s): Baker, William; Alexander, J. H. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
An example of pre-professional history, the Tales of a Grandfather chronicles the French royalty's dynastic concerns and principal military-political engagements with foreign powers from 1412 to 1512. Scott's narrative opens with Henry V's preparations for war with France and an account of the persisting rivalry between the houses of Orleans and of Burgundy. Of particular interest is Scott's description of the murder of John the Fearless at Montereau in 1419 and his tracing of that event's disastrous effects through the fifteenth century.
Scott drew on standard sources, but the interpretation of the material and the historical vision are his own. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Number of Pages
285
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780875802084
SKU
V9780875802084
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99-1
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