Catherine Hanley

1217

The Battles That Saved England

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Produktbeschreibung

An engrossing history of the pivotal year 1217 when invading French forces were defeated and the future of England secured.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury USA
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781472860897
• ISBN-10: 1472860896
• Artikelnr.: 72611990

Autorenporträt

Catherine Hanley has a PhD in Medieval Studies, specialising in 12th- and 13th-century warfare. She has written five books of popular history including Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior (2019) and Two Houses, Two Kingdoms: A History of France and England, 1100-1300 (July 2022), both for Yale University Press. Matilda was reviewed very positively in, among others, the Guardian and was named by both the Financial Times and BBC History Magazine as one of their 'Best Books of 2019'.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Family Trees
Dramatis Personae
Prologue
Introduction
1. The French King of England
2. Dover, July to October 1216
3. Death and Revival, October to December 1216
4. Lincoln, December 1216 to May 1217
5. Dover, the Weald and France, February to July 1217
6. Sandwich, August 1217
7. Aftermath
Chronology
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Rezensionen

Clear, colourful account…crackles with military drama, and features many memorable historical characters…a thrilling episode from England's medieval history.