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The death of kings : royal deaths in medieval England / Michael Evans.
TITLE:
The death of kings : royal deaths in medieval England / Michael Evans.
By:
Evans, Michael.
Publication Date:
2006, 2003
Publication Information:
London : Hambledon Continuum,
Physical Description:
289 p. : ill.
Subject Term:
Death -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500.

Death -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500.
Geographic Term:
Great Britain -- History -- Medieval period, 1066-1485.

Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Death and burial.

Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485.
Summary:
This volume is an account of what is known about the deaths of all English medieval kings - natural, violent or accidental. It shows how contemporaries and later writers, including Shakespeare, drew morals from such deaths and about the characters of individual kings.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781852855857
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