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King of the North Wind: The Life of Henry II in Five Acts
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Bester Preis: € 15,75 (vom 16.05.2019)King of the North Wind: The Life of Henry II in Five Acts (2018)
ISBN: 9780007554799 bzw. 0007554796, in Englisch, William Collins, William Collins, William Collins, neu, E-Book, elektronischer Download.
Henry II should be celebrated as England's greatest monarch. But in his final days, he is unloved and alone. Even his adored youngest son John betrays him. How was England's burning light reduced at the end of his days to no more than a flicker in the shadows? This biography of Henry II casts Henry as tragic hero: a fascinating, erudite man of action possessed of a fatal flaw that brings about his own downfall. Henry possesses exceptional talents wins and holds the largest European land mass of any English monarch before or since. Yet he contrives to lose everything - his wife, his sons, his closest friend, much of his domain, and his dignity - mostly though his own intransigence. Henry was the most talented of English kings - and the most haunted. How was England's burning light reduced at the end of his days to no more than a flicker in the shadows? This book tells the story of Henry as tragedy.
King of the North Wind: The Life of Henry II in Five Acts
ISBN: 9780007554799 bzw. 0007554796, vermutlich in Englisch, Harpercollins Publishers, neu, E-Book, elektronischer Download.
King of the North Wind: The Life of Henry II in Five Acts: Henry II conquered the largest empire of any English medieval king. Yet it is the people around him we remember: his wife Eleanor, whom he seduced from the French king his son Richard the Lionheart Thomas Becket, murdered in his cathedral. Who was this great, yet tragic king For fans of Dan Jones, George RR Martin and Bernard Cornwell. Englisch, Ebook.
King of the North Wind: The Life of Henry II in Five Acts
ISBN: 9780007554799 bzw. 0007554796, in Englisch, HarperCollins Publishers, neu, E-Book, elektronischer Download.
Henry II conquered the largest empire of any English medieval king.Yet it is the people around him we remember: his wife Eleanor, whom he seduced from the French king; his son Richard the Lionheart; Thomas Becket, murdered in his cathedral.Who was this great, yet tragic king? For fans of Dan Jones, George RR Martin and Bernard Cornwell.The only thing that could have stopped Henry was himself.Henry II had all the gifts of the gods.He was charismatic, clever, learned, empathetic, a brilliant tactician, with great physical strength and an astonishing self-belief.Henry was the creator of the Plantagenet dynasty of kings, who ruled through eight generations in command of vast lands in Britain and Europe.Virtually unbeaten in battle, and engaged in a ceaseless round of conquest and diplomacy, Henry forged an empire that matched Charlemagne'S.It was not just on the battlefield that Henry excelled; he presided over a blossoming of culture and learning termed 'the twelfth century Renaissance', pursued the tenets of reason over religious faith, and did more to advance the cause of justice and enforce the rule of law than any other English monarch before or since.Contemporaries lauded his greatness and described him as their 'Alexander of the West'.And yet it is the people around him who are remembered: his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, whom he seduced away from the French king; his sons Richard the Lionheart and John; Thomas Becket, murdered in his cathedral.Henry - so famed during his lifetime - has slipped into the shadows of history.King of the North Wind offers a fresh evaluation of this great yet tragic ruler.Written as a historical tragedy, it tells how this most talented of kings came into conflict with those closest to him, to become the most haunted.
King of the North Wind
ISBN: 9780007554782 bzw. 0007554788, in Englisch, HarperCollins Publishers, gebundenes Buch, neu.
King of the North Wind
ISBN: 9780007554805 bzw. 000755480X, vermutlich in Englisch, HarperCollins Publishers, Taschenbuch, neu.
King of the North Wind
ISBN: 9780007554799 bzw. 0007554796, in Englisch, HarperCollins Publishers, neu, E-Book, elektronischer Download.
Henry II conquered the largest empire of any English medieval king.Yet it is the people around him we remember: his wife Eleanor, whom he seduced from the French king; his son Richard the Lionheart; Thomas Becket, murdered in his cathedral.Who was this great, yet tragic king? For fans of Dan Jones, George RR Martin and Bernard Cornwell.The only thing that could have stopped Henry was himself.Henry II had all the gifts of the gods.He was charismatic, clever, learned, empathetic, a brilliant tactician, with great physical strength and an astonishing self-belief.Henry was the creator of the Plantagenet dynasty of kings, who ruled through eight generations in command of vast lands in Britain and Europe.Virtually unbeaten in battle, and engaged in a ceaseless round of conquest and diplomacy, Henry forged an empire that matched Charlemagne'S.It was not just on the battlefield that Henry excelled; he presided over a blossoming of culture and learning termed 'the twelfth century Renaissance', pursued the tenets of reason over religious faith, and did more to advance the cause of justice and enforce the rule of law than any other English monarch before or since.Contemporaries lauded his greatness and described him as their 'Alexander of the West'.And yet it is the people around him who are remembered: his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, whom he seduced away from the French king; his sons Richard the Lionheart and John; Thomas Becket, murdered in his cathedral.Henry - so famed during his lifetime - has slipped into the shadows of history.King of the North Wind offers a fresh evaluation of this great yet tragic ruler.Written as a historical tragedy, it tells how this most talented of kings came into conflict with those closest to him, to become the most haunted.
King of the North Wind
ISBN: 9780007554782 bzw. 0007554788, in Englisch, HarperCollins Publishers, gebundenes Buch, neu.
King of the North Wind: The Life of Henry II in Five Acts
ISBN: 9780007554799 bzw. 0007554796, in Englisch, HarperCollins Publishers, neu, E-Book, elektronischer Download.
Henry II conquered the largest empire of any English medieval king.Yet it is the people around him we remember: his wife Eleanor, whom he seduced from the French king; his son Richard the Lionheart; Thomas Becket, murdered in his cathedral.Who was this great, yet tragic king? For fans of Dan Jones, George RR Martin and Bernard Cornwell.The only thing that could have stopped Henry was himself.Henry II had all the gifts of the gods.He was charismatic, clever, learned, empathetic, a brilliant tactician, with great physical strength and an astonishing self-belief.Henry was the creator of the Plantagenet dynasty of kings, who ruled through eight generations in command of vast lands in Britain and Europe.Virtually unbeaten in battle, and engaged in a ceaseless round of conquest and diplomacy, Henry forged an empire that matched Charlemagne'S.It was not just on the battlefield that Henry excelled; he presided over a blossoming of culture and learning termed 'the twelfth century Renaissance', pursued the tenets of reason over religious faith, and did more to advance the cause of justice and enforce the rule of law than any other English monarch before or since.Contemporaries lauded his greatness and described him as their 'Alexander of the West'.And yet it is the people around him who are remembered: his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, whom he seduced away from the French king; his sons Richard the Lionheart and John; Thomas Becket, murdered in his cathedral.Henry - so famed during his lifetime - has slipped into the shadows of history. King of the North Windoffers a fresh evaluation of this great yet tragic ruler.Written as a historical tragedy, it tells how this most talented of kings came into conflict with those closest to him, to become the most haunted.
King of the North Wind
ISBN: 9780007554805 bzw. 000755480X, vermutlich in Englisch, William Collins; HarperCollins, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, neu.
Henry II conquered the largest empire of any English medieval king. Yet it is the people around him, Henry II conquered the largest empire of any English medieval king. Yet it is the people around him we remember: his wife Eleanor, whom he seduced from the Fren, Kartoniert / Broschiert.
King Of The North Wind: The Life Of Henry Ii In Five Acts
ISBN: 9780007554782 bzw. 0007554788, in Englisch, HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, neu.
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