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The Last Duel

- A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat
Af: Eric Jager Engelsk Paperback

The Last Duel

- A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat
Af: Eric Jager Engelsk Paperback
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * ?A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller.? Orlando Sentinel

The basis for the major motion picture starring Matt Damon, Jodie Comer, and Adam Driver, now streaming on Hulu!

The gripping true story of the duel to end all duels in medieval France as a resolute knight defends his wife's honor against the man she accuses of a heinous crime

In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years' War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight fresh from combat in Scotland, returns home to yet another deadly threat. His wife, Marguerite, has accused squire Jacques Le Gris of rape. A deadlocked court decrees a trial by combat between the two men that will also leave Marguerite's fate in the balance. For if her husband loses the duel, she will be put to death as a false accuser.

While enemy troops pillage the land, and rebellion and plague threaten the lives of all, Carrouges and Le Gris meet in full armor on a walled field in Paris. What follows is the final duel ever authorized by the Parlement of Paris, a fierce fight with lance, sword, and dagger before a massive crowd that includes the teenage King Charles VI, during which both combatants are wounded but only one fatally.

Based on extensive research in Normandy and Paris, The Last Duel brings to life a colorful, turbulent age and three unforgettable characters caught in a fatal triangle of crime, scandal, and revenge. The Last Duel is at once a moving human drama, a captivating true crime story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue with themes that echo powerfully centuries later.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * ?A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller.? Orlando Sentinel

The basis for the major motion picture starring Matt Damon, Jodie Comer, and Adam Driver, now streaming on Hulu!

The gripping true story of the duel to end all duels in medieval France as a resolute knight defends his wife's honor against the man she accuses of a heinous crime

In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years' War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight fresh from combat in Scotland, returns home to yet another deadly threat. His wife, Marguerite, has accused squire Jacques Le Gris of rape. A deadlocked court decrees a trial by combat between the two men that will also leave Marguerite's fate in the balance. For if her husband loses the duel, she will be put to death as a false accuser.

While enemy troops pillage the land, and rebellion and plague threaten the lives of all, Carrouges and Le Gris meet in full armor on a walled field in Paris. What follows is the final duel ever authorized by the Parlement of Paris, a fierce fight with lance, sword, and dagger before a massive crowd that includes the teenage King Charles VI, during which both combatants are wounded but only one fatally.

Based on extensive research in Normandy and Paris, The Last Duel brings to life a colorful, turbulent age and three unforgettable characters caught in a fatal triangle of crime, scandal, and revenge. The Last Duel is at once a moving human drama, a captivating true crime story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue with themes that echo powerfully centuries later.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 242
ISBN-13: 9780593240885
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 059324088X
Kategori: Forside
Udg. Dato: 14 sep 2021
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 203mm
Højde: 132mm
Forlag: Random House Inc
Oplagsdato: 14 sep 2021
Forfatter(e): Eric Jager
Forfatter(e) Eric Jager


Kategori Forside


ISBN-13 9780593240885


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 242


Udgave


Længde 17mm


Bredde 203mm


Højde 132mm


Udg. Dato 14 sep 2021


Oplagsdato 14 sep 2021


Forlag Random House Inc

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