Life and Times of Henry V Tapa blanda - 1975

Paperback. Acceptable.

Cardinal, 1975. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Pages are clean and unmarked, though modest aging/tanned. Cover is clean and in very good condition with mild wear along spine and edges. Binding square. Spine lightly creased, gently read. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours.

London England: Cardinal, 1975. Paperback. Slight foxing to end inside covers and edge. Introduction by Antonia Fraser. To posterity, Henry V is the great warrior king of the Middle Ages, and his supreme achievement was his victory over the flower of French chivalry on the field of Agincourt in 1415. But this brief moment of triumph should not obscure the fact that Henry was an astute and able ruler. In this fine study, the author introduces us to the youthful Prince Hal, not drinking with the loose companions so beloved by Shakespeare, but fighting hard and bitterly to help his father retain his throne. He then shows us Henry as King, grappling with severe economic and religious problems, and preferring to make his political gains by negotiation. He was also a courteous and cultured man, encouring the arts and fulfilling in his wooing of a French princess all the highest expections of courtly love. Yet his devotion to the military ideal brought about the great tragedy of his reign, his early death,… Leer más

Cardinal Books, 1975-09-11. Paperback. Very Good. 1.1991 in x 18.9856 in x 12.7903 in.

United Kingdom: Cardinal, 1975. Paperback light creases to corner .Henry V was one of the great warrior heroes of the Middle Ages. After a harsh upbringing defending his inheritance, Henry was to become an astute politician, an able administrtor, an inspiring leader and solier; a man who lived by the highest ideals of knightly conduct. Peter Earle has also written "The Making of the English Middle Class" and "The Last Fight of the Revenge"We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . 1st Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

UsedGood. Some fading and scuffing to the cover, old pencil marking on rear cover, page edges yellowing but clean, good reading copy