Last Knight The Twilight of the Middle Ages and the Birth of the Modern Era

Name: Last Knight The Twilight of the Middle Ages and the Birth of the Modern Era
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ISBN: 9780060754037

ISBN-10: 0060754036

ISBN-13: 9780060754037

Edition: 2004

Authors: Norman F. Cantor, Judy 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…

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List price: $13.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/31/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English