The Last Duel av Eric Jager

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<p><b>THE <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER</b><br><b><u><br>Now a major motion picture directed by Ridley Scott starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer.</u></b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>The notorious quarrel appears in many histories of France, but no writer has recounted it in full, until now.<br><br>_______________________________________________________________<br><b><br>''Succeeds brilliantly in combining page-turning intensity with eye-opening insights''</b><i>Sunday Times</i><br><b><br>''Suspenseful and well written''</b><i>Spectator</i></p>