The Kings & Queens of England

by W. Mark Ormrod

Returning to some of the perennial questions of philosophy, this book examines questions about the meaning of life; about death and tragedy; about the respective roles of rationality and passion in the good life; about love, compassion, and revenge; about honesty, deception, and betrayal; and about who we are and how we think about who we are.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Amazon

272 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2004

About the author

A specialist in the political structures and ideas of later medieval England, William Mark Ormrod, DPhil (Oxon), FSA, FRHistS, was a Professor in the Department of History and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of York. He was a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Society of Antiquaries, served on a number of AHRC committees, was a Trustee of the Richard III and Yorkist History Trust, a Councillor of the Pipe Roll Society, and a former Councillor of the Royal Historical Society.

Chair of the British Academy English Episcopal Acta Project and a member of the Comitato Scientifico of the Datini Institute, Prato, Mark was a former general editor of York Medieval Press, a member of the editorial board of the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal and a co-editor of Fourteenth-Century England.

Reviews

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Commissioned by me at Tempus Publishing (now the History Press). Don't take my word for but it's the best book on the kings and queens of England: 'Of the numerous books on the kings and queens of England, this is the best' ALISON WEIR

[Jacqui · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great reminder of the lives of our kings and queens. The use of different writers gave it an edge that added to the interest.