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Nigel Bryant - The History of William Marshal - 9781783271313 - V9781783271313
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The History of William Marshal

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Description for The History of William Marshal Hardback. Translator(s): Bryant, Nigel. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
The History of William Marshal is the earliest surviving biography of a medieval knight -- indeed it is the first biography of a layman in the vernacular in European history. Composed in verse in the 1220s just a few years after his death, it is a major primary source not simply for its subject's life but for the exceptionally stormy period he had had to navigate. It could hardly be other than major, given that its subject was regarded as the greatest knight who ever lived and that he rose in the course of his long life to be a ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
640g
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783271313
SKU
V9781783271313
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50

About Nigel Bryant
Nigel Bryant was head of drama at Marlborough College.

Reviews for The History of William Marshal
This book deserves to become a classic and to find its way into many a university course syllabus and into many a bookcase. FRANCIA

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