The Last Office by Geoffrey Moorhouse
Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, through the never-before-told story of how one priory was saved and become Durham's mighty cathedral
'Geoffrey Moorhouse is always a delight to read' INDEPENDENT 'Erudite and highly readable' HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER 'His [Moorhouse's] orginal and absorbing study of this period of transition for Durham is a tour de force' GOOD BOOK GUIDE
Geoffrey Moorhouse is 'one of the best writers of our time' (Byron Rogers, THE TIMES), 'a brilliant historian' (Dirk Bogarde, DAILY TELEGRAPH) and 'a writer whose gifts are beyond category' (Jan Morris, INDEPENDENT). He is the author of nineteen books, which have won prizes and been translated into several languages. In 1982 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His TO THE FRONTIER won the Thomas Cook Award for the best travel book of its year in 1984. He has recently concentrated on Tudor history, notably with THE PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE and, in 2005, GREAT HARRY'S NAVY. He lives in North Yorkshire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753825754 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753825759 |
| Title | The Last Office |
| Author | Geoffrey Moorhouse |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2009-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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