A Great and Terrible King
- Author Marc Morris
- Narrator Ralph Lister
- Publisher Random House
- Publish Date 30 September 2021
- Run Time 18 hours and 28 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: royalty, European history: medieval period, middle ages.
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This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart'). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale, and leaving a legacy of division that has lasted from his day to our own.
In his astonishingly action-packed life, Edward defeated and killed the famous Simon de Montfort in battle; travelled across Europe to the Holy Land on crusade; conquered Wales, extinguishing forever its native rulers, and constructed - at Conwy, Harlech, Beaumaris and Caernarfon - the most magnificent chain of castles ever created. After the death of his first wife he erected the Eleanor Crosses - the grandest funeral monuments ever fashioned for an English monarch.
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Critics Review
Morris tells Edward’s story fluently and conveys a compelling sense of the reality, and the contingency, of personal rule… It is on the subject of “the forging of Britain” that Morris is most consistently thought-provoking
Marc Morris’s new account of the life of Edward I is a splendid example of the genre. Edward’s life is in many ways an ideal subject for such an approach, full of incident and action… An excellent, readable account of his reign
This is a direct, forthright and welcoming book… Edward I was called a “great and terrible king” and he has been well served by Marc Morris. He leads us confidently through the litany of battles and conflicts
A highly readable account of an important reign
Marc Morris has written the first full biography of Edward I for around 100 years, and uncommonly good it is too … He was a remarkable man, and a great king. Marc Morris does him justice, brings him clearly before our eyes, and, like a true historian, judges him by the standards of his age, not ours. It’s compelling stuff
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