Medieval Intrigue : Decoding Royal Conspiracies

Ian Mortimer

ISBN 10: 1847065899 / ISBN 13: 9781847065896

Published by Continuum International, London and New York, 2010

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Signed by the author ( "Ian Mortimer, Ludlow, 21 May 2011" ) on title page without dedication, no other inscriptions and no owner's name, unread, mint condition, not price clipped, 2010 reprint, D/j protected by a clear removable sleeve.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Medieval Intrigue : Decoding Royal Conspiracies
• Publisher: Continuum International, London and New York
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847065899
• ISBN 13: 9781847065896
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Ian Mortimer examines some of the most controversial questions in medieval history, including whether Edward II was murdered, his possible later life in Italy, the weakness of the Lancastrian claim to the throne in 1399, and the origins of the idea of the royal pretender.

About the Author

Ian Mortimer is the author of the bestselling The Time-Traveller's Guide to Medieval England. He holds BA, PhD and DLitt degrees from the University of Exeter and an MA in archive studies from UCL. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (by whom he was awarded the Alexander Prize in 2004), and has worked for the Historical Manuscripts Commission and the universities of Exeter and Reading. Among his other publications are a series of four interlinked historical biographies collectively covering English politics 1300-1415 and a revolutionary study of medicine in seventeenth-century England.