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- Publisher: Popular Library (1965)
- ASIN: B001E2PS0U
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best of the series,
By Leona Malo (The Golden State) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Magnificent Century (Library Binding)
To my surprise, I found this to be the best of the four-volume series by Costain on medieval English history. Perhaps it was due to the fact that I started in the belief that Henry III did not merit an entire volume to himself. Then I realized that this Weathercock King lived an extremely long life and all that happened during his reign was momentous indeed. For instance, learning how the Countess of Flanders played a part in ensuring future Vatican Cardinals always wear red is something I didn't think I would chance upon during this read. Or all the little bios Costain supplies for people long since lost to the annals of time. Great stuff, I simply couldn't put it down.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Delightful,
By Matthew Baumgartner "matt baumgartner" (South Bend, IN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Magnificent Century (Library Binding)
I first read these books 20 years ago, and the opportunity to purchase them in a new edition is the thrill of the year for me. Costain makes the period come alive, with all its heroes, villains, and bystanders. While many of Costain's opinions and conclusions are somewhat dated by more recent research, there is no more delightful reading experience amongst modern histories of the middle ages.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent overview of 13th century British history,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Magnificent Century (Library Binding)
The second installment of Costain's four-volume history of the Plantagenet dynasty. Very readable, very personal biographies of the early kings of this royal house. Costain brings the art of the novelist to writing history.
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OCTOBER 19, 1216. King John was dead. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
baronial cause, baronial forces, baronial leader, magnificent century, baronial army, baronial party, chief justiciar, old marshal, princess wife, royal cause Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Simon de Montfort, Hubert de Burgh, Richard of Cornwall, Peter des Roches, William the Marshal, John Mansel, Stephen Langton, Prince Edward, Roger Bacon, Earl of Gloucester, Good Knight, Queen Eleanor, Louis of France, Earl of Leicester, Philip Augustus, Adam Marsh, French King, Cinque Ports, William of Valence, Blanche of Castile, Earl of Chester, Earl Simon, King of England, Provisions of Oxford, King of France New!
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OCTOBER 19, 1216. King John was dead. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
baronial cause, baronial forces, baronial leader, magnificent century, baronial army, baronial party, chief justiciar, old marshal, princess wife, royal cause Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Simon de Montfort, Hubert de Burgh, Richard of Cornwall, Peter des Roches, William the Marshal, John Mansel, Stephen Langton, Prince Edward, Roger Bacon, Earl of Gloucester, Good Knight, Queen Eleanor, Louis of France, Earl of Leicester, Philip Augustus, Adam Marsh, French King, Cinque Ports, William of Valence, Blanche of Castile, Earl of Chester, Earl Simon, King of England, Provisions of Oxford, King of France New!
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- Summa Theologiae: Volume 2, Existence and Nature of God: 1a. 2-11 (Summa Theologiae (Cambridge University Press)) by Thomas Aquinas on page 289
- Son Of A Hundred Kings by Thomas Bertram Costain in Front Matter
- The Middle Ages by Morris Bishop on page 76
- South of France: French Entree 10 (No. 10) by Patricia Fenn on page 176
- The Last Plantagenets by Thomas B. Costain in Front Matter
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- The Conquering Family by Thomas B. Costain in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Eleanor of Castile: Queen and Society in Thirteenth-Century England by John C. Parsons in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Black Rose by Thomas B. Costain in Front Matter
- The Three Edwards by Thomas B. Costain in Front Matter
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