The Rise and Fall of a Medieval Family: The Despensers

by Kathryn Warner

Book Overview

The Despensers were a baronial English family who rose to great prominence in the reign of Edward II (1307-27) when Hugh Despenser the Younger became the king's chamberlain, favorite, and perhaps, lover. He and his father Hugh the Elder wielded great influence, and Hugh the Younger's greed and tyranny brought down a king for the first time in English history and almost destroyed his own family.

The Rise and Fall of a Medieval Family...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526744937
• ISBN13: 9781526744937
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"