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Last Knight : The Twilight of the Middle Ages and the Birth of the Modern Era by Norman F. Cantor (2005, Trade Paperback)

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Last Knight : The Twilight Of The Middle Ages And The Birth Of The Modern Era, Paperback by Cantor, Norman F.; Cantor, Judy (EDT), ISBN 0060754036, ISBN-13 9780060754037, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A portrait of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and celebrated knight, is set in a context of the late-fourteenth-century pre-Renaissance era and identifies him as Europe's richest man, a patron of Chaucer, a last leader of the Plantagenet family, and a founder of the Lancastrian Dynasty. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060754036

ISBN-139780060754037

eBay Product ID (ePID)44122679

Product Key Features

Book TitleLast Knight : the Twilight of the Middle Ages and the Birth of the Modern Era

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicEurope / Great Britain / General, World, Europe / Medieval

GenreHistory

AuthorNorman F. Cantor

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8.9 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2005-040607

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal942.03/7/092 B

SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of "In the Wake of the Plague" comes an exhilarating look at one of history's most pivotal moments--the end of the Middle Ages and the birth of the Modern Era., 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 head of the Lancastrian branch of the Plantagenet family, Gaunt was the unknowing father of the War of the Roses; after his death, his son usurped the crown from his nephew, Richard II. Gaunt's adventures represent the culture and mores of the Middle Ages as those of few others do, and his death is portrayed in The Last Knight as the end of that enthralling period.

LC Classification NumberD202.8.C36 2005