{"product_id":"9780300071573","title":"Edward I by Michael Prestwich","description":"Edward I-one of the outstanding monarchs of the English Middle Ages-pioneered legal and parliamentary change in England, conquered Wales, and came close to conquering Scotland. A major player in European diplomacy and war, he acted as peacemaker during the 1280s but became involved in a bitter war with Philip IV a decade later. This book is the definitive account of a remarkable king and his long and significant reign. Widely praised when it was first published in 1988, it is now reissued with a new introduction and updated bibliographic guide.   Praise for the earlier edition:\"A masterly achievement. . . .?A work of enduring value and one certain to remain the standard life for many years.\"-Times Literary Supplement\"A fine book: learned, judicious, carefully thought out and skillfully presented. It is as near comprehensive as any single volume could be.\"-History Today\"To have died more revered than any other English monarch was an outstanding achievement; and it is worthily commemorated by this outstanding addition to the . . . corpus of royal biographies.\"-Times Education Supplement\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56232441577845,"sku":"9780300071573","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780300071573.jpg?v=1762274507","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780300071573","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}