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Vintage books The Greatest Traitor. The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March Mortimer Ian

Vintage books The Greatest Traitor. The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March Mortimer Ian

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"Величайший предатель. Жизнь сэра Роджера Мортимера, 1-го графа Марча, правителя Англии" - это первая биография барона-мятежника, свергнувшего и убившего Эдуарда II • Однажды ночью в августе 1323 года плененный мятежный барон сэр Роджер Мортимер опоил своих охранников и сбежал из Лондонского Тауэра. Преследуемый королевскими воинами, он бежал на южное побережье и отплыл во Францию. Там к нему присоединилась Изабелла, королева Англии. Год спустя, будучи любовниками, они вернулись с армией вторжения: войска короля Эдуарда II пали перед ними, и Мортимер пришел к власти. Он сместил Эдуарда II, что стало первым свержением монарха в британской истории • Жестокий, умный, страстный, расточительный, с богатым воображением и склонный к насилию, сэр Роджер Мортимер был незаурядной личностью подробнее
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