Philip the Good (History of Valois Burgundy)
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (773 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0851159176 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 516 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fantastic Work - Available Again At Last! Vaughan's series of books on Valois Burgundy have long been a staple for anyone interested Burgundian history and culture. After a long stretch of being out of print, and very difficult to find, these new editions are sure to be welcomed by many historians. Added to Vaughan's work is a fantastic new introduction written for the 2002 edition by Malcolm Vale (another historian I would readily recommend).While these works may be older, and more recent work has been done on Burgundy, Vaughan's scholarship is still first-rate. A must for the bookshelf of anyone interested in Valois Burgundy, or Northern Europe in the late 1Fantastic Work - Available Again At Last! Justin M Sturgeon Vaughan's series of books on Valois Burgundy have long been a staple for anyone interested Burgundian history and culture. After a long stretch of being out of print, and very difficult to find, these new editions are sure to be welcomed by many historians. Added to Vaughan's work is a fantastic new introduction written for the 2002 edition by Malcolm Vale (another historian I would readily recommend).While these works may be older, and more recent work has been done on Burgundy, Vaughan's scholarship is still first-rate. A must for the bookshelf of anyone interested in Valois Burgundy, or Northern Europe in the late 14th and 15th centuries. th and 15th centuries. Five Stars Met my expectations
Philip the Good provides a definitive study of the life and times of the ruler whose position and achievements made him the greatest magnate in Europe during what has been called "the Burgundian century".. Under Philip the Good, grandson of the founder of the duchy's power, Burgundy reached its apogee. All this is based on the close study of the considerable surviving archives of Philip's civil service, and on the chronicles and letters of the period. The complex diplomatic history of Philip the Go
An attractive and timely repackaging of an unrivalled classic of Burgundian studies. MEDIUM AEVUM . Nothing of this scale has been written before or sinceon the Burgundian state. Erudite but highly readable. This reissue of Vaughan's seminal series is welcome indeed