Lotharingia a personal history of france germany and the countries inbetween
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Following on from Danubia and the bestselling Germania, Lotharingia is the final instalment in Simon Winder's hilarious and informative personal exploration of European history.
A Sunday Times History Book of the Year
Shortlisted for The Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award
'No Briton has written better than Winder about Europe' - Sunday Times
In AD 843, the three surviving grandsons of the great Emperor Charlemagne met at Verdun. After years of bitter squabbles over who would inherit the family land, they finally decided to divide the territory and go their separate ways. In a moment of staggering significance, one grandson inherited what became France, another Germany and the third Lotharingia: the chunk that initially divided the other two. The dynamic between these three great zones has dictated much of our subsequent fate.
In this beguiling, hilarious and compelling book Simon Winder retraces how both from west and from east any number of ambitious characters have tried and failed to grapple with these Lotharingians, who ultimately became Dutch, German, Belgian, French, Luxembourgers and Swiss. Over many centuries, not only has Lotharingia brought forth many of Europe's greatest artists, inventors and thinkers, but it has also reduced many a would-be conqueror to helpless tears of rage and frustration.
Joining Germania and Danubia in Simon Winder's endlessly fascinating retelling of European history, Lotharingia is a personal, wonderful and gripping story.
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Prijs:
Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 20 februari 2020
Aantal pagina's: 576
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Simon Winder
Hoofduitgeverij: Picador
Editie: 1
Product breedte: 131 mm
Product hoogte: 34 mm
Product lengte: 196 mm
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 129 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 32 mm
Verpakking lengte: 198 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 372 g
EAN: 9781509803262