The Last Duel

A True Story of Crime, Scandal and Trial by Combat

Eric Jager

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Arrow
28 September 2021

History; Social & cultural history; Crime & criminology

The gripping, atmospheric true story of the duel to end all duels- a trial by combat pitting a knight against a squire accused of violating the knight's beautiful young wife.

Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Ridley Scott starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer.

In 1386, a few days after Christmas, a massive crowd gathered at a Paris monastery to watch two men fight a duel to the death. A trial by combat to prove which man's cause was right in God's sight.

The dramatic story of the knight, the squire and the lady unfolds during the tumultuous fourteenth century. A time of war, plague and anarchy, as well as of honour, chivalry, and courtly love.

The notorious quarrel appears in many histories of France, but no writer has recounted it in full, until now.

'Succeeds brilliantly in combining page-turning intensity with eye-opening insights' Sunday Times 'Suspenseful and well written' Spectator

By: Eric Jager
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Media tie-in
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 223g
ISBN: 9781787467866
ISBN 10: 1787467864
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 28 September 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

An award-winning professor of English at UCLA, Eric Jager holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and has also taught at Columbia University. He is the author of three books, including The Book of the Heart (a study of heart imagery in medieval literature) and The Last Duel.