The Three Edwards
Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780445081864 (0445081864)
ASIN: 0445081864
Publish date: 1962
Publisher: Popular Library - Eagle Books
Pages no: 479
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Military,
France,
Military History,
European History,
14th Century,
Historical
Weird times peopled by weird personalities except I feel Isabella of France has been dealt a bit of a bum deal. Not once but twice did that husband of hers shame the marriage and empty her coffers, no wonder she was in a mood with him. Euphemisms are fun what, what!Read By: David CaseGenre: HistoryP...
I was surprised by how enjoyable and readable this book was. Within the first few pages Edward I gets stabbed with a poisoned dagger by a treacherous Muslim, and the history stays at that level of excitement throughout. Costain writes remarkably descriptive prose--he uses a whole lot of adjectives...