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MORTIMER, IAN: : Medieval Conspiracies: Decoding Royal Conspiracies. [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.CONTINUUM UK,2010.

ISBN 9781847065896.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st rpt.[This edn,a 1st reprint,is published in same year as true 1st edn,2010.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,dw/dj unclipped - absence of publisher's printed price - author SIGNED,without dedication,in handwritten black ink just above his printed name on title page.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj, with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.A b/w circular adhesive,'Signed by the Author at Waterstone's' sticker label towards top,upper corner of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,clean,sharp -cornered,publisher's original maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate,plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st reprint,viii-xviipp+2-375pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,abbreviations list/table,an introduction,11 chapters,a bibliography - full titles of works cited in the notes,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,author SIGNED title page,contents list/table,a dedication,plus 8pp blanks at rear. In this important new work (then 2010) Ian Mortimer examines some of the most controversial questions in medieval history,including whether Edward II was murdered,his possible later life in Italy,the weakness of the Lancastrian claim to the throne in 1399 and the origins of the idea of the royal pretender. Central to this book is Mortimer's ground-breaking approach to medieval evidence.He explains how an information-based method allows a more certain reading of a series of texts.He criticises existing modes of arriving at consensus and outlines a process of historical analysis that ultimately leads to questioning historical doubts as well as historical facts, with profound implications for what we can say about the past with certainty.This is an important work from one of the most original and popular medieval historians writing today. His pioneering work questioning the evidence for the death of Edward II,first published in the 'English Historical Review' and included in this volume,is one of the most challenging and revolutionary articles ever published in the historical scholarly press.It demonstrates a new rigour in testing historical evidence,which is further explored in this book.As Dr. Mortimer shows,information-based methods might be used to rewrite swathes of English history,from Edward II's sodomitical reputation to the possible blackmailing of Edward III by the pope in the 1330's and a legal basis for Henry IV correctly claiming the thrones of both England and France in 1399.The method itself,however,is even more important,with implications for both professional historians and the wider public acceptance of historical facts. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st rpt.
Author SIGNED,without dedication.

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