This volume begins with William the Conqueror, illegitimate son of Robert "the Devil" and first of the Norman Kings of England; and continues through Hereward the Wake, the celebrated outlaw and symbol of anti-French sentiment; the martyr Thomas Becket; and Aaron of York, "the Croesus of thirteenth-century England," brought down by an establishment hostile to Jews.
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This volume begins with William the Conqueror, illegitimate son of Robert "the Devil" and first of the Norman Kings of England; and continues through Hereward the Wake, the celebrated outlaw and symbol of anti-French sentiment; the martyr Thomas Becket; and Aaron of York, "the Croesus of thirteenth-century England," brought down by an establishment hostile to Jews.
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Very Good. Very Good Jacket. Size: 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo); Small ownership label. First Edition. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Tan hardcover with gold-color lettering on spine, xiv, 386 pp., map, genealogical table, unclipped illustrated jacket. Stated First Edition with complete number line. Light wear at top of spine otherwise minimal wear, unmarked, tight binding, nice jacket. Spans the period of the Norman Conquest, the murder of Thomas Becket, Magna Carta, and Simon de Montfort. Though remote in time its influence is still evident in the institutions of today.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0811716376. International orders may require additional postage.; Full number line.; Who's Who In British History; 448 pages.
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