Chronicles of the Revolution, 1397-1400: The reign of Richard II

by Chris Given-Wilson (Translator)

Overview

This collection of sources covers one of the most controversial and shocking episodes in medieval English history, the 'tyranny' and deposition of Richard II and the usurpation of the throne by his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, who became King Henry IV. Contemporaries were sharply divided about the rights and wrongs of both Richard and Henry, and this division is reflected in the texts which form the major part of these sources. All the principal contemporary chronicles are represented in this collection, from the violently partisan Thomas Walsingham, chronicler of St Alban's Abbey who saw Richard as a tyrant and murderer, to the indignant Dieulacres chronicler, who claimed that the 'innocent king' was tricked into surrender by his perjured barons.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780719035272
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	02/28/1993
Series:	Manchester Medieval Sources
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Chris Given-Wilson is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of St Andrews

Table of Contents

Introduction
Pat one: July 1397 to May 1399
Part two: June to September 1399
Part three: October 1399 to February 1400
Appendix A: The Duke of York's army, July 1399
Appendix B: Bollingbroke's army in 1399
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Contemporary accounts of the struggle between Richard II and Henry Bolingbroke, later Henry IV, for the English throne. The extracts from chronicles are supported by commentary and explanation. A primary resource for students and scholars. Distributed in the US by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\

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