Catherine Hanley

Nemesis

Medieval England's Greatest Enemy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The extraordinary tale of Philip Augustus, one of medieval Europe's greatest monarchs, and the part he played in the downfall of four Plantagenet kings of England.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury USA
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 153mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781472867445
• ISBN-10: 1472867440
• Artikelnr.: 72609197

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) which was named by both the Financial Times and BBC History Magazine as one of their 'Best Books of 2019'. She has recently written 1217: The Battles that Saved England which was a Sunday Times book of the week. She lives in Somerset.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The God-Given
Part I: Henry II, 1179-89
1 A Nest of Vipers
2 From the Devil He Came
Part II: Richard I, 1189-99
3 Crusading Kings and Rivals
4 A Clear Field
5 War Most Grand and Cruel
Part III: John, 1199-1216
6 The Last of the Plantagenets
7 Philip the Conqueror
8 The Battle to End All Battles
9 Thinking the Unthinkable
Part IV: Henry III, 1216-23
10 Passing the Torch
Conclusion