The Murder, Betrayal, and Slaughter of the Glorious Charles, Count of Flanders (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780300152302)

In 1127 Charles the Good, count of Flanders, was surrounded by assassins while at prayer and killed by a sword blow to the forehead. His murder upset the fragile balance of power between England, France, and the Holy Roman Empire, giving rise to a bloody civil war while impacting the commercial life of medieval Europe. The eyewitness account by the Flemish cleric Galbert of Bruges of the assassination and the struggle for power that ensued is the only journal to have survived from twelfth century Europe. This new translation by medieval studies expert Jeff Rider greatly improves upon all previous versions, substantially advancing scholarship on the Middle Ages while granting new life and immediacy to Galbert's well informed and courageously candid narrative.

Author: John Jeffrey Rider,Galbert of Bruges
ISBN-10: 0300152302
ISBN-13: 9780300152302
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/26/2013
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2014