Title:
The last duel : a true story of crime, scandal, and trial by combat in medieval France
Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Date:
2004
Publication Information:
New York : Broadway Books, 2004.
Physical Description:
242 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9780767914161
9780767914178
Abstract:
"In 1386, a few days after Christmas, a huge crowd gathers at a Paris monastery to watch the two men fight a duel to the death meant to "prove" which man's cause is right in God's sight. The dramatic true story of the knight, the squire, and the lady unfolds during the devastating Hundred Years' War between France and England, as enemy troops pillage the land, madness haunts the French court, the Great Schism splits the Church, Muslim armies threaten Christendom, and rebellion, treachery, and plague turn the lives of all into toys of Fortune."
Contents:
Author's note -- Prologue -- Part one. Carrouges -- The feud -- Battle and siege -- The crime of crimes -- The challenge -- The inquiry -- Part two. The judgment of God -- Oaths and last words -- Mortal combat -- Convent and crusade -- Epilogue -- Appendix : The quarrel's aftermath.
Geographic Term:
Language:
English
