Sceptred isle : a new history of the fourteenth century / Helen Carr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carr, Helen (Historian), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plantagenet, House of.

Great Britain--History--14th century.

Great Britain.

Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 356 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Hutchinson Heinemann, 2025.

Summary:

'THE TIMES' BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2025. Beginning with the death of Edward I in 1307 and ending with the deposition of Richard II in 1399, Sceptred Isle is the story of a century told through the lives of the last Plantagenets, uncovering lesser-known voices and untold stories along the way. Through the epic drama of regicide, war, the prolonged spectre of the Black Death, religious antagonism, revolt and the end of a royal dynasty, we encounter the human stories behind a fractured monarchy, the birth of the struggle between Europeanism and nationalism, social rebellion and a global pandemic.Sceptred Isle is a thrilling narrative account of a century of revolution, shifting power and great change - social, political and cultural - shedding new light on a pivotal period of English history and the people who lived it.

Contents:

PART ONE: Unto destruction

PART TWO: Fortune's wheel

PART THREE: Arthur and Saint George

PART FOUR: The age of apocalypse

PART FIVE: The age of revolution.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-335) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781529151657

1529151651

OCLC:

1507921833

Publisher Number:

CIPO000206469