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1. Helen Castor

The Eagle and the Hart

A riveting account of Richard II and Henry IV’s rivalry... The book of the year

1. Helen Castor

The Eagle and the Hart

1. Helen Castor

Koningsdrama

‘Koningsdrama’ van Helen Castor is een studie over de psychologie van macht en mannelijkheid, en over een land in crisis. De neven Richard van Bordeaux en Hendrik Bolingbroke scheelden slechts drie maanden. Ze waren tien jaar oud toen Richard in 1377 tot koning van Engeland werd gekroond. De twee jongens groeiden samen op, hun levens verweven, hun persoonlijkheden uiterste tegenpolen. Richard had een vast geloof in zijn eigen door God gegeven majesteit. Hij ontwikkelde zich tot een tiran en regeerde op basis van willekeur in plaats van de wet. Tot Hendrik hem op 32-jarige leeftijd moedig afzette en zichzelf tot koning van Engeland uitriep. In deze indrukwekkende dubbelbiografie toont Helen Castor wat er gebeurt wanneer een heerser macht boven de belangen van zijn volk stelt; hoe een natie tot wankelen werd gebracht, maar stand hield. ‘Dit boek is onvoorstelbaar goed. Ik kan het niet genoeg aanbevelen.’ - Dan Jones, auteur van onder andere ‘De Tempeliers’ en ‘Hendrik V’

1. Helen Castor

The Eagle and the Hart

1. Helen , Castor

The Eagle and the Hart

The author of She-Wolves chronicles the lives and reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose rivalry brought their nation to the brink of disintegration - and back again *LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY 2025**THE TELEGRAPH'S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024*'A glorious work of history... a gripping and haunting tragedy... There was no book published this year, novels included, that I found richer in character; no plot more taut' - Tom Holland, The Spectator'A dazzling tour de force of epic royal history: a compulsive, unputdownable real-life thriller, a gripping portrait of ruthless power politics, and a study of British tyranny ... written with the delicacy and elegance of one of Britain's most brilliant historians at the top of her game' - Simon Sebag-Montefiore'If ever a book of history was blessed with contemporary relevance, this one is. The dumbfounding, delusional, narcissistic King Richard; the white-knuckle ride of Henry IV, dogged all the way by notions of illegitimacy. I feel these men could have been ripped from today's headlines. The book's great achievement is in the storytelling - the unfolding drama, the secrets of power and ambition so beautifully controlled in the telling. The Eagle and the Hart will be a non-fiction book of the year and will deserve the ovations it is certain to receive. When history is this gripping there's nothing like it' - Andrew O'HaganRichard of Bordeaux and Henry Bolingbroke were first cousins, born just three months apart. Their lives were from the beginning entwined. When they were still children, Richard was crowned King Richard II with Henry at his side, carrying the sword of state: a ten-year-old lord in the service of his ten-year-old king. Yet, as the animals on their heraldic badges showed, they grew up to be opposites: Richard was the white hart, a thin-skinned narcissist, and Henry the eagle, a chivalric hero, a leader who inspired loyalty where Richard inspired only fear. Henry had all the qualities Richard lacked, all the qualities a sovereign needed, bar one: birth right. Increasingly threatened by his charismatic cousin, Richard became consumed by the need for total power, in a time of constant conflict, rebellions and reprisals. When he banished Henry into exile, the stage was set for a final confrontation, as the hart became the tyrant and the eagle his usurper. Helen Castor tells this story of one of the strangest and most fateful relationships in English history. It is a story about power, and masculinity in crisis, and a nation brought to the brink of catastrophe. At its heart, it is the story of two men whose lives were played out in extraordinary parallel, to devastating effect.

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Juana de Arco : la historia de la doncella de Orleans

La increíble historia de una de las figuras más enigmáticas del medievo.1412. Francia se encuentra inmersa en una larga y sangrienta guerra con Inglaterra por el trono del país, que, además, está dividido en dos facciones, los borgoñones y los armagnacs, enfrentados por hacerse con el gobierno del reino durante la regencia del enajenado CarlosáVI. Mientras tanto, en la pequeña aldea de Domrémy, llega al mundo una niña llamada a cambiar el destino de Europa: Juana de Arco. Todo empezó con unas voces, las de san Miguel, santa Catalina y santa Margarita, que le encomendaron una misión divina: ayudar al delfín, el hijo de Carlos el Loco, a hacerse con la corona francesa, devolver al enemigo inglés al mar y derrotar a los traidores borgoñones. Así, Juana, una adolescente normal y corriente, se transformó en una guerrera y llevó al ejército armagnac a la victoria en una época en la que el lugar de las mujeres estaba en el hogar.A partir del relato de testigos contemporáneos, enemigos y compañeros de armas de la Doncella de Orleans, Helen Castor, célebre historiadora británica y miembro de la Real Sociedad de Literatura, nos lleva a la tumultuosa y feroz Francia medieval para revivir la corta pero intensa vida de una mujer extraordinaria que contravino las normas de los hombres y se convirtió en leyenda.