Name: The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France (en Inglés)
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Author: Jager, Eric
ISBN: 9780767914178

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The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Eric Jager

Editorial

Crown Publishing Group (NY)

Año

2005

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

256

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

19.8 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm

Peso

0.20 kg.

ISBN

0767914171

ISBN13

9780767914178

Categorías

Francia
Historia del derecho
Historia de europa: edad media

The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France (en Inglés)

Eric Jager (Autor) · Crown Publishing Group (NY) · Tapa Blanda

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - "A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller."--Orlando Sentinel The gripping true story of the duel to end all duels in medieval France as a resolute knight defends his wife's honor against the man she accuses of a heinous crime In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years' War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight fresh from combat in Scotland, returns home to yet another deadly threat. His wife, Marguerite, has accused squire Jacques Le Gris of rape. A deadlocked court decrees a trial by combat between the two men that will also leave Marguerite's fate in the balance. For if her husband loses the duel, she will be put to death as a false accuser. While enemy troops pillage the land, and rebellion and plague threaten the lives of all, Carrouges and Le Gris meet in full armor on a walled field in Paris. What follows is the final duel ever authorized by the Parlement of Paris, a fierce fight with lance, sword, and dagger before a massive crowd that includes the teenage King Charles VI, during which both combatants are wounded--but only one fatally. Based on extensive research in Normandy and Paris, The Last Duel brings to life a colorful, turbulent age and three unforgettable characters caught in a fatal triangle of crime, scandal, and revenge. The Last Duel is at once a moving human drama, a captivating true crime story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue with themes that echo powerfully centuries later.