{"product_id":"lord-of-the-pyrenees-richard-vernier-9781843833567","title":"Lord of the Pyrenees: Gaston Fébus, Count of Foix [1331-1391]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe reign of Gaston III, Count of Foix and self-proclaimed sovereign Lord of Béarn, stands out as one of the rare success stories of the  calamitous' fourteenth century. By playing a skilful game of shifting allegiances and timely defiance, he avoided being drawn into the conflicts between his more powerful neighbours - France and English Aquitaine, Aragon and Castile -- thus sparing his domains the devastations of warfare. Best known as a patron of the arts, and the author of a celebrated \u003cem\u003eBook of the Hunt\u003c\/em\u003e, Fébus - as he styled himself - also prefigures the eighteenth-century  enlightened despots' with his effort to centralize government, protect natural resources and promote enterprise. But a sequence of mysterious tragedies -- the abrupt dismissal of his wife, the slaying of his only legitimate son - reveal the dark side of the brilliant and enigmatic  Sun Prince of the Pyrenees'.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e RICHARD VERNIER is Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages and Literatures, Wayne State University. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Flower of Chivalry: Bertrand du Guesclin and the Hundred Years War\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Vernier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843833565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843833567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009 pg. 33","brand":"Richard Vernier","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241518084351,"sku":"9781843833567","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91e756ed-39a6-40c0-9fe8-2a390fc0d995.jpg?v=1772654759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lord-of-the-pyrenees-richard-vernier-9781843833567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}