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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Fine condition black boards, ruby red spine and gold spine lettering in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Desmond Seward; Author Dedication; Acknowledgments; Family Trees; Introduction: The Demon and Her Heirs; Timeline and Index. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates. "A vivid and colorful history of the most dominant royal dynasty in English history -- from Richard the Lionheart and Edward the Black Prince to Henry IV and Richard III. The Plantegenets reigned over England longer than any other family -- from Henry II to Richard III. Four kings were murdered, two came close to being overthrown, and the last (the infamous Richard III) was killed in a battle by rebels. Shakespeare wrote plays about six of them, further entrenching them in the national myth. Based on major contemporary sources and recent research, acclaimed historian Desmond Seward provides a vigorous and authoritative history of this dynasty in its entirety, in one dynamic volume." - from the inner front jacket flap. "Impressive. A dramatic and page-turning history. This is the medieval world -- populated by heroes and seductresses, gods and murderers -- and few know it better. Seward reminds us of a style that has been all but lost in this thundering account of the Plantagenet family." - Philippa Gregory, The Times (London). "An entertaining and valuable exploration of the early Tudor period." - The Literary Review. "It is hard to imagine a historian more in command of his subject. The result is history as compelling as any novel." - The Independent (London). "This is a splendidly and vividly written book." - The Evening Standard. "History as it shoud be written: without hindsight or embellishment, but with erudition and a sense of immediacy that makes it a gripping and original read." - Jessie Childs, author of Henry VIII's Last Victim. Fusco-Straub, Michae (jacket design); Payne, Henry A. (jacket front illustration) (illustratore). …

Couverture rigide. Condizione: Bon état. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. In-4 relié 29,30 cm sur 22,8. 96 pages. Jaquette en bon état. Bon état d'occasion.