Murder, Betrayal, and Slaughter of the Glorious Charles, Count of Flanders

Name: Murder, Betrayal, and Slaughter of the Glorious Charles, Count of Flanders
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ISBN: 9780300152302

ISBN-10: 0300152302

ISBN-13: 9780300152302

Edition: 2014

Authors: John Jeffrey Rider, Galbert of Galbert of Bruges, Galbert Of Brug

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In 1127 Charles the Good, count of Flanders, was surrounded by assassins while at prayer and killed by a sword blow to the forehead. His murder upset the fragile balance of power between England, France, and the Holy Roman Empire, giving rise to a bloody civil war while impacting the commercial life of medieval Europe. The eyewitness account by the Flemish cleric Galbert of Bruges of the assassination and the struggle for power that ensued is the only journal to have survived from twelfth century Europe. This new translation by medieval studies expert Jeff Rider greatly improves upon all previous versions, substantially advancing scholarship on the Middle Ages while granting new life and…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 11/26/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.92" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English