{"product_id":"edward-iii","title":"Edward Iii","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England''s rulers - now in paperback\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdward III ruled England for fifty years. He was a paragon of kingship in the eyes of his contemporaries, the perfect king in those of later generations. Venerated as the victor of Sluys and Crécy and the founder of the Order of the Garter, he was regarded with awe even by his enemies. But he lived too long, and was ultimately condemned to see thirty years of conquests reversed in less than five. In this gripping new account of Edward III''s rise and fall, Jonathan Sumption introduces us to a fêted king who ended his life a heroic failure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Sumption\u003c\/b\u003e is a former history fellow of Magdalen College Oxford. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePilgrimage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Albigensian Crusade\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the first four volumes in his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War, \u003ci\u003eTrial by Battle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrial by Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDivided Houses\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCursed Kings\u003c\/i\u003e. He was awarded the 2009 Wolfson History Prize for \u003ci\u003eDivided Houses.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57308767519102,"sku":"NW9780141988672","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141988672.jpg?v=1778246265","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/edward-iii","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}