Fai clic su di un'immagine per andare a Google Ricerca Libri.
Sto caricando le informazioni... History of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of Henry VI of England (1861)di Jacob Abbott
Nessuno Sto caricando le informazioni...
Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This is another of the historical accounts produced in the mid 19th century by Jacob Abbott. It gives a reasonable account of the turbulent life of this queen of Henry VI, one of the pivotal figures of the early part of the Wars of the Roses (I read this after watching the first part of Dan Jones's TV series on the conflict). Like the author's book on King Alfred, only less so, it also provides an insight into how historiography was carried out at the time of writing, with rather a blurring of the distinction between fact and legend, an almost complete lack of source references and comparatively few dates. But the Wars of the Roses are never dull to read about. ( ) Jacob Abbott’s biography of Margaret of Anjou is written in simple terms, making it digestible for the reader who dislikes the stuffy textbook approach, yet at times it feels underwhelming. To be fair to the author, he was basing his subject knowledge on what was available to him in the 1800s. Naturally, since then more accurate information has come to light. For example, this is the first account of the Wars of the Roses in which the suspicion that King Henry VI’s son by Margaret of Anjou – as Queen of England – after several years of marriage and no heir, was in fact the result of an affair. Also, the description of the son’s death differs completely from all modern accounts. At times Mr Abbott introduces a topic by stating that the following passage is according to Margaret of Anjou’s historians, suggesting that the author is just relating what was believed true at the time. What surprised me most was the author’s portrayal of Margaret of Anjou as a heroine! Her son was also glorified yet modern accounts describe him as a vicious little monster. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Appartiene alle SerieMakers of History (Book 16)
Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) was an American writer of children's books. He was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science. His Rollo Books, such as Rollo at Work (1837) and Rollo at Play (1837) are the best known of his writings, having as their chief characters a representative boy and his associates. His other works include: The Teacher; or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and Government of the Young (1833), Rollo on the Atlantic (1853), Rollo in Paris (1854), Rollo on the Rhine (1855), Georgie (1855), Rollo in Holland (1856), Rollo in Rome (1858), Rollo in Switzerland (1858), Rollo in the Woods and Peter the Great. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
Discussioni correntiNessunoCopertine popolari
Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)942.0430924History and Geography Europe England and Wales England Lancaster and York 1400-85 Henry VI 1422-61Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
Sei tu?Diventa un autore di LibraryThing. |