David Carpenter (2) (1947–)
Auteur de The Struggle for Mastery: The Penguin History of Britain, 1066-1284
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent David Carpenter, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
A propos de l'auteur
Writer and teacher David Carpenter grew up in Edmonton, Canada. Carpenter's writing has appeared in several Canadian publications including Canadian Literature, The Toronto Globe & Mail, and the NeWest Review. Carpenter won first prize in the Canadian Novella Contest for his work, The Ketzer. afficher plus (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Œuvres de David Carpenter
Henry III: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258-1272 (Volume 2) (The English Monarchs Series) (2023) 28 exemplaires
Calendar of the Fine Rolls of the Reign of Henry III (1216-1248): II: 1224-1234 (2007) 6 exemplaires
Foundations of Medieval Scholarship: Records Edited in Honour of David Crook (Borthwick Texts and Studies) (2008) 3 exemplaires
Magna Carta & Parliament 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
War, Government and Aristocracy in the British Isles, c.1150-1500: Essays in Honour of Michael Prestwich (2008) — Contributeur — 9 exemplaires
Thirteenth Century England X: Proceedings of the Durham Conference, 2003 (2005) — Contributeur — 8 exemplaires
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Carpenter, David Allen
- Date de naissance
- 1947
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Études
- Oxford University (Christ Church)
- Professions
- historian
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 10
- Aussi par
- 3
- Membres
- 561
- Popularité
- #44,552
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 56
- Langues
- 1
- Favoris
- 2
In the first book, the author covers a period of a period of fifty-one years in seven hundred pages. I thought that was tough going. In this volume, the author covers a period substantially smaller, sixteen years, in just as many pages. The author clearly recognizes this as he mentions it in his author's note. It is an exhaustive account of the latter part of Henry III's reign.
My favorite bit of the book was actually the end. I find the deaths, funerals, and burials of these medieval kings highly interesting, and to that end, the book did not disappoint.
As I finished with this series on a previously little known or understood king, I came away a bit shell-shocked. A lot of info was poured out. And sadly, because of the pacing and just the sheer amount of detail, I retained very little.… (plus d'informations)