Buy this book on-line SEWARD,DESMOND: : THE DEMON'S BROOD - The Plantagenet Dynasty That Forged the English NationLONDON.CONSTABLE & ROBINSON LTD.,2014. ISBN 9781780331775.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,medieval colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with brown+ black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain maroon cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xxixpp+4-322pp [paginated] includes verso of contents list/table,an introduction,a timeline (1152 - Henry II to 1499 - Richard III),Pts 1-4 comprising 14 chapters and a postscript in total,16pp contemporary b/w+ colour photographs and illustrations reproductions in 1 block,between pp146/7 (unpaginated),notes and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with acknowledgements to its verso,recto of contentts list/table,and 5 Plantagenet genealogical charts ((2 of which double-paged - Houses of Lancaster, Beaufort and Tudor,and House of York).
'We come from the Devil and we'll end by going to the Devil.' - RICHARD THE LIONHEART.
The extraordinary Plantagenet dynasty,who reigned over England from the accession of Henry II in 1154 until Richard III's death at Bosworth in 1485,included some of the most magnificent kings ever to rule England - and also some of the most unworthy.During their time on the throne,they hammered out what became our nation,presiding over the fusion of French-speaking colonists and conquering Anglo-Saxons into one race,over the emergence of the Common Law and parliamentary government.
However,bloody rebellions and bitter family rivalries often had terrifying consequences for them.Of fourteen Plantagenet sovereigns,one was shot by a crossbowman,four were murdered,one was deposed but regained his crown,two came very close to deposition and the last was killed by rebels on the battlefield.The dynasty finally destroyed itself in the ferocious bloodbath later known as the Wars of the Roses.
In this single volume,acclaimed historian Desmond Seward brings each one of the Plantagenets to vivid life,recreating the dramatic history of medieval England. Drawing on the major chronicles of the period and on the latest research,he offers fresh perspectives.
'The Demon's Brood' is a short,readable and easily accessible account of the longest reigning dynasty in English history - providing an invaluable overview.
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,medieval colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with brown+ black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xxixpp+4-322pp [paginated] includes verso of contents list/table,an introduction,a timeline (1152 - Henry II to 1499 - Richard III), Pts 1-4 comprising 14 chapters and a postscript in total,16pp contemporary b/w+ colour photographs and illustrations reproductions in 1 block,between pp146/7 (unpaginated),notes and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with acknowledgements to its verso,recto of contentts list/table,and 5 Plantagenet genealogical charts ((2 of which double-paged - Houses of Lancaster, Beaufort and Tudor,and House of York).
'We come from the Devil and we'll end by going to the Devil.' - RICHARD THE LIONHEART.
The extraordinary Plantagenet dynasty,who reigned over England from the accession of Henry II in 1154 until Richard III's death at Bosworth in 1485,included some of the most magnificent kings ever to rule England - and also some of the most unworthy.During their time on the throne, they hammered out what became our nation, presiding over the fusion of French-speaking colonists and conquering Anglo-Saxons into one race,over the emergence of the Common Law and parliamentary government.
However,bloody rebellions and bitter family rivalries often had terrifying consequences for them.Of fourteen Plantagenet sovereigns,one was shot by a crossbowman,four were murdered,one was deposed but regained his crown,two came very close to deposition and the last was killed by rebels on the battlefield.The dynasty finally destroyed itself in the ferocious bloodbath later known as the Wars of the Roses.
In this single volume,acclaimed historian Desmond Seward brings each one of the Plantagenets to vivid life,recreating the dramatic history of medieval England. Drawing on the major chronicles of the period and on the latest research,he offers fresh perspectives.
'The Demon's Brood' is a short,readable and easily accessible account of the longest reigning dynasty in English history - providing an invaluable overview.
Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too!
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