Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Fri fragt over 499,-
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Kurv
Paved with Gold
- The Life and Times of the Real Dick Whittington
Engelsk
Bogcover for Paved with Gold af Gregory Holyoake, 9781398117037
Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
384
ISBN-13:
9781398117037
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
139811703X
Udg. Dato:
15 jul 2023
Størrelse i cm:
16,5 x 24,3 x 3,5
Oplagsdato:
15 jul 2023
Forfatter(e):

Paved with Gold

- The Life and Times of the Real Dick Whittington
Engelsk
Hardback 2023
Format:

Bog beskrivelse
Richard Whittington, known to many as Dick Whittington, was the hero of modern pantomime. Born to a disgraced knight in Gloucester, he travelled to London seeking his fame and fortune.Whittington lived through five reigns – Edward III, Richard, II, Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI – and was personally known and regarded by all these Medieval monarchs. A fabulously wealthy mercer and prosperous wool merchant, he became the most important benefactor to the City of London. His projects numbered funding a refuge for unmarried women; instituting a novel piped water system; creating a grand latrine that discharged into the River Thames; rebuilding Newgate Gaol; improving Guildhall Library; repairing London Bridge; and creating a College of Priests with an Almshouse that still flourishes today at Felbridge, Sussex. He also financed Henry V’s French campaign that culminated in the spectacular victory at the Battle of Agincourt.… But what of his ubiquitous cat?
... Vis mere

Forlags Vejl. pris
291,29 kr
Hos Booktok
244 kr
spar 16%
Læg i kurv nu
Sikker betaling
6 - 8 hverdage

Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
384
ISBN-13:
9781398117037
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
139811703X
Udg. Dato:
15 jul 2023
Størrelse i cm:
16,5 x 24,3 x 3,5
Oplagsdato:
15 jul 2023
Forfatter(e):
Finder produkter...
Kategori sammenhænge