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Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris by Eric Jager
Category: History
A riveting true story of murder and detection in 15th-century Paris, by one of the most brilliant medievalists of his generation. On a chilly November night in 1407, Louis of Orleans was murdered by a band of masked men. The crime stunned and paralyzed France since Louis had often ruled in place of his ...Show more
The Last Duel - A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager
Category: Non-Fiction
An engrossing work of historical intrigue in the tradition of Barbara Tuchmann's A Distant Mirror and Umberto Eco's The Name of the RoseThe gripping, atmospheric true story of the "duel to end all duels" in medieval France- a trial by combat pitting a knight against a squire accused of violating the kni ...Show more
The Last Duel: Now a major film starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer by Eric Jager
Category: History
The gripping, atmospheric true story of the duel to end all duels- a trial by combat pitting a knight against a squire accused of violating the knight's beautiful young wife. Now a major motion picture directed by Ridley Scott. In 1386, a few days after Christmas, a massive crowd gathered at a Paris mon ...Show more
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