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Edward III and the Triumph of England : The Battle of Crecy and the Company of the Garter (Record no. 942)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780141020679
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 942.03
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Barber, Richard
9 (RLIN) 361559
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Edward III and the Triumph of England : The Battle of Crecy and the Company of the Garter
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. United Kingdom;
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Penguin Books Ltd;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2014
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 672 Pages;
Other physical details Paperback
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The destruction of the French army at Crecy in 1346 and the subsequent siege and capture of Calais marked a new era in European history. The most powerful, glamorous and respected of all western monarchies had been completely humiliated by England, a country long viewed either as a chaotic backwater or a mere French satellite. The young Edward III's triumph would launch both countries, as we now know, into a grim cycle of some 90 years of further fighting ending with English defeat, but after Crecy anything seemed possible - Edward's claim to be King of France could be pressed home and, in any event, enormous rewards of land, treasure and prestige were available both to the king and to the close companions who had made the victory possible. It was to enshrine this moment that Edward created one of the most famous of all knightly orders, the Company of the Garter. Barber writes about both the great campaigns and the individuals who formed the original membership of the Company - and through their biographies makes the period tangible and fascinating. This is a book about knighthood, battle tactics and grand strategy, but it is also about fashion, literature and the privates lives of everyone from queens to freebooters. Barber's book is a remarkable achievement - but also an extremely enjoyable one.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element c 1000 CE to c 1500
9 (RLIN) 361560
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500
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Topical term or geographic name entry element British & Irish history
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Topical term or geographic name entry element War & defence operations
9 (RLIN) 361563
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Karachi Karachi History 24/06/2016   942.03 PKLC005837 16/09/2016   24/06/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Lahore Lahore History 29/04/2016 3 942.03 PKLC008536 23/12/2022 02/09/2016 29/04/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17