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An evocative account of a true case of scandal, crime, and justice in medieval France pits a Norman knight against an old friend and fellow courtier whom his wife had accused of raping her, a case that led to accusations in the highest courts, a deadlocked trial, and sanctioned battle to the death that held everyone's fate in the balance. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
Hardcover:
9780767914161 | Broadway Books, October 1, 2004, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Presents a case of scandal, crime, and justice in medieval France, where a Norman knight returns from Scotland and finds his wife accusing an old friend and fellow courtier of raping her, the consequences of which led to a battle to the death.
Paperback:
9780767914178 | Reprint edition (Broadway Books, September 13, 2005), cover price $14.99 | About this edition: An evocative account of a true case of scandal, crime, and justice in medieval France pits a Norman knight against an old friend and fellow courtier whom his wife had accused of raping her, a case that led to accusations in the highest courts, a deadlocked trial, and sanctioned battle to the death that held everyone's fate in the balance.
Miscellaneous:
9780767919616 | Broadway Books, October 12, 2004, cover price $14.99
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