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Michael Prestwich
Knight [EPUB ebook]
The Medieval Warrior’s (Unofficial) Manual

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Based on contemporary lives and descriptions and extensively illustrated, this book written by a leading medieval historian provides a vivid picture of what it was like to be a knight in the later Middle Ages: what armour and weapons to buy; what to do at sieges; how to make a fortune from war and how to win at tournaments and impress the love of your life. Manages that difficult feat, presenting a considerable amount of learning in a light-hearted, eminently readable way The humour and serious scholarship are finely balanced. Ancestors.

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Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● ISBN 9780500771600 ● Utgivare Thames and Hudson Ltd ● Publicerad 2013 ● Nedladdningsbara 3 gånger ● Valuta EUR ● ID 5824663 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM

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