Books
by Helen Carr
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Sceptered Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth Century |
An immensely readable account of England in the fourteenth century with its kings front and centre and conflicts in Britain and France, the Black Death and Peasant's Revolt their context. The kings and their often influential wives and favourites come vividly to life. The troubled reigns of Edward II and Richard II ended in violent death while Edward III, with his miltary successes and cult of chivalry, and Henry IV were altogether more considerable figures, the latter bringing the Plantagenet dynasty to a dramatic endÂ
(Tony Pratt - bwl 119 Winter 2026) |
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