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Blondel's Song; the Capture, Imprisonment and Ransom of Richard the Lionheart
by Boyle, David
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 067091486X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670914869
- Seller
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Horncastle, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Viking, 2005. 1st edition, large 8vo, 369pp, burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to spine; photo illustrations; VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
On his way back from the crusades, one of England's most famous and romantic medieval kings was ship-wrecked and stranded near Venice. Trying to make his way home in disguise, he was arrested and imprisoned and effectively disappeared. He didn't return home for another fifteen months, and at enormous cost – a quarter of the entire wealth of England was paid to win his release.The extraordinary events surrounding Richard the Lionheart's disappearance provides the background to some of the most colourful and enduring legends – Robin Hood, the Sheriff of Nottingham, the discovery of King Arthur's grave, and above all, the story of Blondel, Richard's faithful minstrel, and his journey across central Europe – singing under castle towers – until he finds the missing king.Blondel's Song tells the tale of one of the most peculiar incidents of medieval history, and the background to the real Blondel and his fellow troubadours, as well as the courts of love, the Holy Grail, emergence of gothic cathedrals like Notre Dame and Chartres, and the unique moment of tolerance in the West – when Europe shared a language, and a new culture of music, romance and chivalry.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Lucas Booksellers
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44245
- Title
- Blondel's Song; the Capture, Imprisonment and Ransom of Richard the Lionheart
- Author
- Boyle, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 067091486X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670914869
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- War Studies, Crusades, History, Richard the Lionheart
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About the Seller
Roger Lucas Booksellers
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Horncastle, Lincolnshire
About Roger Lucas Booksellers
We are a family-based firm of general, out-of-print booksellers with strongish suits in Literature and Literary Criticism, Art & Art History, and New Age Subjects. Horncastle is a small market town at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds about 20 miles East of Lincoln.
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