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England in the Age of Chivalry . . . And Awful Diseases: The Hundred Years' War and Black Death (edizione 2018)

di Ed West (Autore)

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A revealing glimpse into the tumultuous history of England's medieval period, full of knights in shining armor and terrible peasant suffering. Covering the violent and disease-ridden period between 1272 to 1399, England in the Age of Chivalry. . . And Awful Diseases covers the events, personages and ideas most commonly known as "medieval". This includes Geoffrey Chaucer, the Peasants revolt, the Scottish wars of independence, the Great Famine of 1315, the Black Death and the 100 Years War. Central to this time is King Edward III, who started the 100 Years War and defined the concept of chivalry, including England's order of the garter. His legacy continues to shape our view of England's history and is crucial in understanding the development of Europe.… (altro)
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Titolo:England in the Age of Chivalry . . . And Awful Diseases: The Hundred Years' War and Black Death
Autori:Ed West (Autore)
Info:Skyhorse (2018), 184 pages
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Etichette:history, royalty, history (England), 2021

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England in the Age of Chivalry . . . And Awful Diseases: The Hundred Years' War and Black Death (A Very, Very Short History of England) di Ed West

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Just because you can READ a history book does not mean you can WRITE a history book. And some people shouldn't write at all, like this author.

The only reason I even attempted to read this book was to see how bad the train wreck was going to be. There will never be a train or train track here ever again. It was bad. It was beyond bad. If I were to go further with this I would be insulting the reader and wasting good words on junk.

First, the writing. Okay, it wasn't writing. It was a bad comedy act in print. Or an editorial hit piece against history. No, just a really bad comedy act trying too hard to be funny. You don't need to treat history as a subject that everyone hates and so the author decides to make it interesting by treating it as if everything was really just a punch line waiting to happen.

Two, well more on the writing, somewhat. History texts deal with, well, I don't know, history. At least, I thought so. I could be wrong. And that involves quoting sources, listing sources in a bibliography, stating facts, and if starting opinions, backing them up with support and quotes. And dealing with actual history, that's a big one. This was a giant book report on books the author read that he combined together and called it a book.

Three, I gave up on this book. It was just horrible. I just wanted to throw it across the room at all the snotty assumptions and lack of citations. It was giving me a headache.

All in all: DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. Save your money or the trip to the library. There are better books out there about this time in English history. Remember: just because you read a history book does not make you a historian. ( )
  pacbox | Jul 9, 2022 |
Wisecracks throughout make this a fun read, but it’s like taking facts from a firehose. You really should have some understanding of English history to get some idea of what’s going on. Even then, he jumps around a lot and often without transition. He has sacrificed an understandable narrative for his goal for this to be a “very very short” history. ( )
  KarenMonsen | May 12, 2019 |
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A revealing glimpse into the tumultuous history of England's medieval period, full of knights in shining armor and terrible peasant suffering. Covering the violent and disease-ridden period between 1272 to 1399, England in the Age of Chivalry. . . And Awful Diseases covers the events, personages and ideas most commonly known as "medieval". This includes Geoffrey Chaucer, the Peasants revolt, the Scottish wars of independence, the Great Famine of 1315, the Black Death and the 100 Years War. Central to this time is King Edward III, who started the 100 Years War and defined the concept of chivalry, including England's order of the garter. His legacy continues to shape our view of England's history and is crucial in understanding the development of Europe.

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