Blood And Roses: One Family's Struggle And Triumph During England's Tumultuous War of the Roses - Rilegato

Castor, Helen

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ISBN 10: 0007148089 ISBN 13: 9780007148080

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2006

Riassunto

The lives and fortunes of the members of the Paston family during England's devastating War of the Roses are revealed in an intriguing family portrait based on a rare series of letters that follow the family as they work their way up in the world from simple farmers to landed gentry. 25,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Dynamic... Persuasive... The tensions and affections binding the family shine across the centuries.” (Boston Globe)

“Castor has brought the Paston family to life in an accessible and fluid narrative.” (Library Journal)

“A master of every weapon in the modern historian’s arsenal... Castor has made the whole century live again .” (New York Times Book Review)

“Beautifully paced and splendidly retold, Castor’s tale... is popular history at its best.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

L'autore:

Helen Castor is a historian of medieval England and a Bye-Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Her first book, Blood and Roses, was long-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize and won the English Association’s Beatrice White Prize. Her second book, She-Wolves, was selected as one of the books of the year by The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Independent, Financial Times, and BBC History Magazine. She lives in London.

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0007148089
• ISBN 13: 9780007148080
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 426