reign of Richard II (eBook)

From minority to tyranny 1377-97

eBook Download: PDF

2015
268 Seiten
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-1265-1 (ISBN)

Infos

A source reader covering the first twenty years (1377-97) of Richard II’s reign. Includes well-known English chronicles, foreign chronicles, and legal, administrative and financial records with clear and lively commentary and notes to enable readers to make the fullest use of each document.

---

The long-awaited prequel to Chronicles of the revolution covers the first twenty years (1377-97) of Richard II's reign. This richly-documented period offers exceptional opportunities and challenges to students, and the editor has selected material from a wide range of sources: well-known English chronicles, foreign chronicles and legal, administrative and financial records. These are arranged chronologically to form a coherent narrative of the reign. Clear and lively commentary and notes enable readers to make the fullest use of each document. The introduction describes the complex domestic and international situation which confronted the young king and offers guidance on the strengths and weaknesses of the reign's leading chronicles. The dramatic and diverse politics of the reign of Richard II make this the ideal special subject and an accessible, affordable, student-friendly documentary history of Richard II's reign has long been needed. This book is designed to fill that gap.

Autor

A.K. McHardy was reader in Medieval English History at the University of Nottingham

Inhalt

Prologue: The End of Edward III’s Reign 1376–7 1. The Minority: 1377–81 The Peasants’ Revolt 2. The Struggle For Power 1382–7 The Radcot Bridge Campaign 3. The Rule And Fall Of The Appellants: The Merciless Parliament And Its Aftermath 1388–9 The first session, 3 February–20 March The second session, 13 April–2 June The appellants in power 4. From Appeasement To Tyranny: 1389–97 The Expedition To Ireland, 1394–5 Epilogue Bibliography Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2015
• Reihe/Serie: Manchester Medieval Sources
• Übersetzer: Alison McHardy
• Zusatzinfo: Maps
• Verlagsort: Manchester
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Schlagworte: Edward III • english kings • Irish Question • medieval chronicle-writing • Richard II • tyranny France • war
• ISBN-10: 1-5261-1265-5 / 1526112655
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5261-1265-1 / 9781526112651