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The Last Knight - The Twilight of the Middle Ages and the Birth of the Modern Era (Paperback, 1st Perennial ed) Loot Price: R353
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The Last Knight - The Twilight of the Middle Ages and the Birth of the Modern Era (Paperback, 1st Perennial ed): Norman F....

The Last Knight - The Twilight of the Middle Ages and the Birth of the Modern Era (Paperback, 1st Perennial ed)

Norman F. Cantor

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There may not be a more fascinating a historical period than the late fourteenth century in Europe. The Hundred Years' War ravaged the continent, yet gallantry, chivalry, and literary brilliance flourished in the courts of England and elsewhere. It was a world in transition, soon to be replaced by the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration -- and John of Gaunt was its central figure.In today's terms, John of Gaunt was a multibillionaire with a brand name equal to Rockefeller. He fought in the Hundred Years' War, sponsored Chaucer and proto-Protestant religious thinkers, and survived the dramatic Peasants' Revolt, during which his sumptuous London residence was burned to the ground. As head of the Lancastrian branch of the Plantagenet family, Gaunt was the unknowing father of the War of the Roses; after his death, his son usurped the crown from his nephew, Richard II. Gaunt's adventures represent the culture and mores of the Middle Ages as those of few others do, and his death is portrayed in The Last Knight as the end of that enthralling period.

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Imprint: HarperCollinsPublishers
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2005
First published: May 2005
Authors: Norman F. Cantor
Dimensions: 206 x 135 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 288
Edition: 1st Perennial ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-075403-7
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Royalty
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
Books > Biography > Royalty
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LSN: 0-06-075403-6
Barcode: 9780060754037

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