Synopses & Reviews
Among the 200 or so biographies in this volume are those of the intriguingly named Edmund Crouchback, younger son of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence; the notorious Piers Gaveston, Edward II's favorite, about whose death the country rejoiced and all its inhabitants were glad; the father of English literature, Geoffrey Chaucer; and Walter Stapledon, the learned Bishop of Exeter who was murdered by the mob in London in 1326.
Synopsis
Stackpole is pleased to introduce the final two installments in the Who's Who in British History series. Chronologically arranged and extensively indexed, these eight volumes are an indispensable guide to the people of 2,000 years of British history, from kings and archbishops to artists, warriors, and revolutionaries. Each volume paints a portrait of an age. Unlike in typical biographical dictionaries, entries of the subjects are placed in the contexts of their time and the chronological arrangements foster a sense of intimacy and narrative, allowing readers to read the volumes from cover to cover and to gain new insights into the particular era's history.