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    The perfect king : the life of Edward III, father of the English nation / Ian Mortimer.

    By: Mortimer, IanMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: London : Vintage, 2008Description: xix, 536 p. ill. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780099527091 (pbk.); 009952709X (pbk.)Subject(s): Edward III, King of England, 1312-1377 | Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography | Great Britain -- History -- Edward III, 1327-1377DDC classification: 942.037092 LOC classification: DA233 | .M67 2008
    Contents:
    Childhood -- A treasonable youth -- The devil for wrath -- Absolute royalty -- Warrior of God -- The vow of the heron -- Sluys and tournai -- Chivalry and shame -- The advent of the golden age -- Edward the conqueror -- An unassailable enemy -- At the court of the Sun King -- Lawmaker -- The pride of England -- Outliving victory -- A tattered coat upon a stick -- Edward the gracious -- Philippa of Hainault's date of birth -- The fake death of Edward II -- A note on the later life of Edward II -- Royal charter witnesses in Regnal Years 4 -5 -- The intended destination of the 1346 invasion -- The date of the foundation of the order of the garter -- Edward III's physicians and surgeons -- The descendants of Edward III -- The English Royal Family before 1330 -- The English Royal Family after 1330 -- The French Royal Family.
    Summary: Studying his character and life, Ian Mortimer shows how King Edward III personally provided the impetus for much of the drama of his 50-year reign.
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    Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2006.

    Childhood -- A treasonable youth -- The devil for wrath -- Absolute royalty -- Warrior of God -- The vow of the heron -- Sluys and tournai -- Chivalry and shame -- The advent of the golden age -- Edward the conqueror -- An unassailable enemy -- At the court of the Sun King -- Lawmaker -- The pride of England -- Outliving victory -- A tattered coat upon a stick -- Edward the gracious -- Philippa of Hainault's date of birth -- The fake death of Edward II -- A note on the later life of Edward II -- Royal charter witnesses in Regnal Years 4 -5 -- The intended destination of the 1346 invasion -- The date of the foundation of the order of the garter -- Edward III's physicians and surgeons -- The descendants of Edward III -- The English Royal Family before 1330 -- The English Royal Family after 1330 -- The French Royal Family.

    Studying his character and life, Ian Mortimer shows how King Edward III personally provided the impetus for much of the drama of his 50-year reign.

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