ISBN: 9781439137581

There may not be a more fascinating a historical period than the late fourteenth century in Europe. The Hundred Years' War ravaged the continent, yet gallantry, chivalry, and literary bri… More...

There may not be a more fascinating a historical period than the late fourteenth century in Europe. The Hundred Years' War ravaged the continent, yet gallantry, chivalry, and literary brilliance flourished in the courts of England and elsewhere. It was a world in transition, soon to be replaced by the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration -- and John of Gaunt was its central figure.In today's terms, John of Gaunt was a multibillionaire with a brand name equal to Rockefeller. He fought in the Hundred Years' War, sponsored Chaucer and proto-Protestant religious thinkers, and survived the dramatic Peasants' Revolt, during which his sumptuous London residence was burned to the ground. As head of the Lancastrian branch of the Plantagenet family, Gaunt was the unknowing father of the War of the Roses; after his death, his son usurped the crown from his nephew, Richard II. Gaunt's adventures represent the culture and mores of the Middle Ages as those of few others do, and his death is portrayed in The Last Knight as the end of that enthralling period.; PDF; History & Transport > Humamities > Regional & national history > European history, Bloomsbury Publishing<

ISBN: 9781439137581

There may not be a more fascinating a historical period than the late fourteenth century in Europe. The Hundred Years' War ravaged the continent, yet gallantry, chivalry, and literary bri… More...

There may not be a more fascinating a historical period than the late fourteenth century in Europe. The Hundred Years' War ravaged the continent, yet gallantry, chivalry, and literary brilliance flourished in the courts of England and elsewhere. It was a world in transition, soon to be replaced by the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration -- and John of Gaunt was its central figure.In today's terms, John of Gaunt was a multibillionaire with a brand name equal to Rockefeller. He fought in the Hundred Years' War, sponsored Chaucer and proto-Protestant religious thinkers, and survived the dramatic Peasants' Revolt, during which his sumptuous London residence was burned to the ground. As head of the Lancastrian branch of the Plantagenet family, Gaunt was the unknowing father of the War of the Roses; after his death, his son usurped the crown from his nephew, Richard II. Gaunt's adventures represent the culture and mores of the Middle Ages as those of few others do, and his death is portrayed in The Last Knight as the end of that enthralling period.; EPUB; History & Transport > Humanities, Free Press<

ISBN: 9781439137581

There may not be a more fascinating a historical period than the late fourteenth century in Europe. The Hundred Years' War ravaged the continent, yet gallantry, chivalry, and literary bri… More...

There may not be a more fascinating a historical period than the late fourteenth century in Europe. The Hundred Years' War ravaged the continent, yet gallantry, chivalry, and literary brilliance flourished in the courts of England and elsewhere. It was a world in transition, soon to be replaced by the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration -- and John of Gaunt was its central figure.In today's terms, John of Gaunt was a multibillionaire with a brand name equal to Rockefeller. He fought in the Hundred Years' War, sponsored Chaucer and proto-Protestant religious thinkers, and survived the dramatic Peasants' Revolt, during which his sumptuous London residence was burned to the ground. As head of the Lancastrian branch of the Plantagenet family, Gaunt was the unknowing father of the War of the Roses; after his death, his son usurped the crown from his nephew, Richard II. Gaunt's adventures represent the culture and mores of the Middle Ages as those of few others do, and his death is portrayed in The Last Knight as the end of that enthralling period.; EPUB; History & Transport > Humanities, Free Press<

2010, ISBN: 9781439137581

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Free Press, Kindle Edition, 278 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-05-11T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 1163367, United States, Historical, Biographies & Memoirs, Subjects, Books, Great Britain, Europe, Royalty, Leaders & Notable People, History, United Kingdom, Kindle eBooks, Categories, Kindle Store, Middle Ages (449-1066), Western, Medieval, Specialty Stores, Kindle eBooks Test, eBooks Specialty Stores, English Language Store, Word Wise Enabled, v3 Testing Node2, Kindle Lifelong Learning: Biographies, Business & History, Yuval Hararis Favorite Reads of 2018, partition_00000021, Special Features Stores, The Best Books About Medieval History, partition_00000022, Gifts for nonfiction readers, partition_093, Format: Kindle eBook, Free Press, 2010<

ISBN: 9781439137581

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*The Last Knight* - The Twilight of the Middle Ages and the Birth of t / epub eBook für 10.87 € / Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Biographien & Autobiographien Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks > Biographien & Autobiographien, Simon + Schuster Inc.<