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The Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H.: Volume 8

Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages

Francis Palgrave author R H Inglis Palgrave editor Alexander Hamilton Thompson editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:5th Dec '13

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The Collected Historical Works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H.: Volume 8 cover

The eighth volume of the collected works of distinguished English historian, solicitor and antiquarian Sir Francis Palgrave (1788–1861).

Sir Francis Palgrave (1788–1861) was a distinguished English historian, solicitor and antiquarian, now considered to be the founder of the Public Record Office. Originally published in 1922, this eighth volume of the Collected Historical Works contains the text of Palgrave's two stories on life in the Middle Ages in England.Sir Francis Palgrave (1788–1861) was a distinguished English historian, solicitor and antiquarian, now considered to be the founder of the Public Record Office. After his death, Palgrave's son Sir Inglis Palgrave edited his Collected Historical Works, which focus mostly on the Anglo-Norman and Middle Ages. Originally published in 1922, this eighth volume of the Collected Historical Works contains the text of Palgrave's two stories on life in the Middle Ages in England, 'The Merchant and the Friar' and 'Three Generations of an Imaginary Norfolk Family'. The volume is introduced by prolific historian A. Hamilton Thompson. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in medieval life or in Victorian historiography.

ISBN: 9781107626379

Dimensions: 244mm x 170mm x 18mm

Weight: 560g

348 pages