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Eric Jager


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Eric Jager is Professor of English at UCLA, where he teaches medieval literature courses on Beowulf, Chaucer, the epic, and the romance. His other interests include classics, Saint Augustine, the history of the book, and literary theory.

Jager previously taught at Columbia University. He received his B.A. from Calvin College in 1979, and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1987. He received a research fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (1996-1997) and the Weiss/Brown Award from The Newberry Library (2000).

His most recent book, The Last Duel, was adapted for radio and TV by the BBC, and shortlisted by the Crime Writers’ Association (U.K.) for the Nonfiction “Gold Dagger.” He is currently writing a book about c ...more

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The Last Duel: A True Story...
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Blood Royal: A True Tale of...
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“once the actual combat began, chivalry was dead.”
― Eric Jager, The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat
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“As ordeals and duels gave way to confession as a proof of guilt, judicial torture was actually increasing in France.”
― Eric Jager, The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat
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“the duel’s outcome would decide “the damnation of the one who is in the wrong, in both soul and body, as a result of the great oaths they have sworn, whence they will be judged by the sentence of God.” After”
― Eric Jager, The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat
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The Princes in the Tower The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir Alison Weir
 
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The Last Duel The Last Duel A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager Eric Jager
 
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Inglorious Royal Marriages: A Demi-Millennium of Unholy Mismatrimony Inglorious Royal Marriages A Demi-Millennium of Unholy Mismatrimony by Leslie Carroll Leslie Carroll
 
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The Gangs of New York The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury Herbert Asbury
 
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Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition Frozen in Time The Fate of the Franklin Expedition by Owen Beattie Owen Beattie
 
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The Maid and the Queen: The Secret History of Joan of Arc The Maid and the Queen The Secret History of Joan of Arc by Nancy Goldstone Nancy Goldstone
 
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