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Yorkist lord : John Howard, Duke of Norfolk, c.1425-1485 /
John Howard, baron Howard and first duke of Norfolk, was one of the most important men of the Yorkist period. He was a consistently loyal supporter of the Yorkist dynasty from the late 1450s until his death at Bosworth in 1485.¨He was an indefatigable royal servant, active in the military field, as...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | John Howard, baron Howard and first duke of Norfolk, was one of the most important men of the Yorkist period. He was a consistently loyal supporter of the Yorkist dynasty from the late 1450s until his death at Bosworth in 1485.¨He was an indefatigable royal servant, active in the military field, as an agent of the Crown at home in East Anglia, as a councillor at Westminster and as an ambassador who became England's leading envoy to France. And yet there were other men of the period, equally significant in their careers, for whom no biographies have been forthcoming. To the question - why. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (210 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441121233 1441121234 9781441165510 1441165517 9781472599360 1472599365 9781441152015 1441152016 9781441179975 1441179976 |