Creativity Contradictions And Commemoration In The Reign Of Richard Ii

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Creativity, Contradictions and Commemoration in the Reign of Richard II

Author : Jessica Lutkin
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1783276177
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Creativity, Contradictions and Commemoration in the Reign of Richard II written by Jessica Lutkin and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2022 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aspects of the turbulent rule of Richard II freshly examined. The reign of Richard II is well known for its political turmoil as well as its literary and artistic innovations, all areas explored by Professor Nigel Saul during his distinguished career. The present volume interrogates many familiar literary and narrative sources, including works by Froissart, Gower, Chaucer, Clanvow, and the Continuation of the Eulogium Historiarum, along with those less well-known, such as coroner's inquests and gaol delivery proceedings. The reign is also notorious for its larger than life personalities - not least Richard himself. But how was he shaped by other personalities? A prosopographical study of Richard's bishops, a comparison of the literary biographies of his father the Black Prince, and Bertrand du Guesclin, and a reconsideration of Plantagenet family politics, all shed light on this question. Meanwhile, Richard II's tomb reflects his desire to shape a new vision of kingship. Commemoration more broadly was changing in the late fourteenth century, and this volume includes several studies of both individual and communal memorials of various types that illustrate this trend: again, appropriately for an area Professor Saul has made his own. Contributors: Mark Arvanigian, Caroline Barron, Michael Bennett, Jerome Bertram, David Carpenter, Chris Given-Wilson, Jill Havens, Claire Kennan, Hannes Kleineke, John Leland, Joel Rosenthal, Christian Steer, George Stow, Jenny Stratford, Kelcey Wilson-Lee.

The Worst Medieval Monarchs

Author : Phil Bradford
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1399083082
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The Worst Medieval Monarchs written by Phil Bradford and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2023-11-23 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen. John. Edward II. Richard II. Richard III. These five are widely viewed as the worst of England’s medieval kings. Certainly, their reigns were not success stories. Two of these kings lost their thrones, one only avoided doing so by dying, another was killed in battle, and the remaining one had to leave his crown to his opponent. All have been seen as incompetent, their reigns blighted by civil war and conflict. They tore the realm apart, failing in the basic duty of a king to ensure peace and justice. For that, all of them paid a heavy price. As well as incompetence, some also have reputations for cruelty and villainy, More than one has been portrayed as a tyrant. The murder of family members and arbitrary executions stain their reputations. All five reigns ended in failure. As a result, the kings have been seen as failures themselves, the worst examples of medieval English kingship. They lost their reputations as well as their crowns. Yet were these five really the worst men to wear the crown of England in the Middle Ages? Or has history treated them unfairly? This book looks at the stories of their lives and reigns, all of which were dramatic and often unpredictable. It then examines how they have been seen since their deaths, the ways their reputations have been shaped across the centuries. The standards of their own age were different to our own. How these kings have been judged has changed over time, sometimes dramatically. Fiction, from Shakespeare’s plays to modern films, has also played its part in creating the modern picture. Many things have created, over a long period, the negative reputations of these five. Today, they have come to number among the worst kings of English history. Is this fair, or should they be redeemed? That is the question this book sets out to answer.

A Cultural History of the Medieval Sword

Author : Robert W. Jones
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1837650365
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (376 download)

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Download or read book A Cultural History of the Medieval Sword written by Robert W. Jones and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2023-05-23 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study takes the sword beyond it functional role as a tool for killing, considering it as a cultural artifact and the broader meaning and significance it had to its bearer.

The Reign of Richard II

Author : Gwilym Dodd
Publisher : Tempus Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Reign of Richard II written by Gwilym Dodd and published by Tempus Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2000 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An edited history of key aspects of the reign of Richard II, last Plantagenet king, who at fourteen faced down the ringleaders of the Peasants’ Revolt and was murdered by Henry IV – an illegal usurpation that launched the Lancastrian royal dynasty. Contributors include Anne Curry, Mark Ormrod, Simon Walker and Alison McHardy.

Richard II

Author : Anthony Goodman
Publisher : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199262205
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Richard II written by Anthony Goodman and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard II had a dramatic kingship. This text, written by leading historians, aims to re-evaluate the much-maligned figure.

Richard II and the English Royal Treasure

Author : Jenny Stratford
Publisher : Boydell Press
ISBN 13 : 1843833786
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Richard II and the English Royal Treasure written by Jenny Stratford and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable treasure of gold and silver from England and France which Richard II had amassed by the end of his reign in 1399 is fully revealed for the first time in this richly illustrated book. The author explores the nature of the objects themselves, their provenance and later fate, and examines the crucial role the treasure played in diplomacy and in financing the Hundred Years War, especially at the time of Agincourt. --

The Court of Richard II and Bohemian Culture

Author : Alfred Thomas
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1843845660
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book The Court of Richard II and Bohemian Culture written by Alfred Thomas and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2020 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First detailed exploration of the role played by Bohemian tradition and customs on the court of Richard II.

Richard II and the Rebel Earl

Author : A. K. Gundy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781108400879
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Richard II and the Rebel Earl written by A. K. Gundy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reign of Richard II and the circumstances of his deposition have long been subject to intense debate. This new interpretation of the politics of the late-fourteenth century offers an in-depth survey of Richard's reign from the perspective of one of the leading nobles who came to oppose him, Thomas Beauchamp, the Appellant Earl of Warwick. This is the first full-length study of one of Richard II's opponents to explore not only why the Earl rebelled against the King, but also why Richard lost his throne. Rather than offering the traditional explanation of a subject grown too mighty, A. K. Gundy sets Warwick's rule in the context of the political and constitutional framework of the period. The interplay of local and national events helps to reveal Warwick's motives as a long-serving member of the nobility faced with a king determined to rule in a manner contradictory to contemporary political structures.

Richard II

Author : Anthony Steel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107622085
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Richard II written by Anthony Steel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1941 monograph by historian Anthony Steel assesses the character and policies of Richard II, who reigned in a time of tremendous literary and artistic change which was also underpinned by great political and religious uncertainty. The book contains an introduction by distinguished historian G. M. Trevelyan.

Richard II and the Revolution of 1399

Author : Michael John Bennett
Publisher : Npi Media Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Richard II and the Revolution of 1399 written by Michael John Bennett and published by Npi Media Limited. This book was released on 1999 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a full-length study of the last years of Richard II's reign and the circumstances of his overthrow by Henry of Bolinbroke in 1399. This title is suitable for anyone interested in history and the monarchy.

Shakespeare in the Eighteenth Century

Author : Fiona Ritchie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521898609
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Shakespeare in the Eighteenth Century written by Fiona Ritchie and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Shakespeare's influence and popularity in all aspects of eighteenth-century literature, culture and society.

Mediaeval Inscriptions

Author : Elizabeth Gemmill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780902509801
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Mediaeval Inscriptions written by Elizabeth Gemmill and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mediaeval inscriptions were made by donors to commemorate people, and they enable modern reader to find out about the lives of individuals and communities in the past in detail that would not otherwise be possible: their family origins, education, professional achievements, political connections and service. The subsequent history of inscriptions - survival, loss, or relocation - is sometimes evidence of the resilience of local communities but it may reveal the turbulent history of the buildings for which the inscriptions were intended. The careful drawings and notes of antiquaries are testament to their belief in the value of preserving what they saw. Assembled here, we have a rich record of the artistic culture of the county in the mediaeval period. Each entry includes the type of artefact, the dimensions where known, the materials and type of lettering, a description, the text of the inscription (and a translation of non-English text), a commentary and references to previous notices. There is a scholarly introduction to the context of the inscriptions, a selection of illustrations, a map to help with location of parishes, and a series of indices to facilitate use of the catalogue. This volume completes Oxfordshire Record Society's publication of a two-part, comprehensive catalogue of Oxfordshire's mediaeval epigraphy. The first volume, published in 2020, covered the inscriptions of the city and university of Oxford.

The London Jubilee Book, 1376-1387

Author : Caroline M. Barron
Publisher : London Record Society
ISBN 13 : 9780900952616
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (526 download)

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Download or read book The London Jubilee Book, 1376-1387 written by Caroline M. Barron and published by London Record Society. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edition and translation of a copy of a vastly significant document for our understanding of fourteenth-century England, long believed lost.

Fourteenth Century England

Author : Chris Given-Wilson
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1843835304
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Fourteenth Century England written by Chris Given-Wilson and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2010 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays collected here present the fruits of the most recent research on aspects of the history, politics and culture of England during the long' fourteenth century - roughly speaking from the reign of Edward I to the reign of Henry V. Based on a range of primary sources, they are both original and challenging in their conclusions. Several of the articles touch in one way or another upon the subject of warfare, but the approaches which they adopt are significantly different, ranging from an analysis of the medieval theory of self-defence to an investigation of the relative utility of narrative and documentary sources for a specific campaign. Literary texts such as Barbour's Bruce are also discussed, and a re-evaluation of one particular set of records indicates that, in this case at least, the impact of the Black Death of 1348-9 may have been even more devastating than is usually thought. Chris Given-Wilson is Professor of Late Mediaeval History at the University of St Andrews. Contributors: Susan Foran, Penny Lawne, Paula Arthur, Graham E. St John, Diana Tyson, David Green, Jessica Lutkin, Rory Cox, Adrian R. Bell

Herbert of Bosham

Author : Michael Staunton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781903153888
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book Herbert of Bosham written by Michael Staunton and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In-depth study of an important writer and close associate of Becket. Herbert of Bosham (c.1120-c.1194) was one of the most brilliant, original and versatile thinkers of the twelfth century. Herbert was Thomas Becket's closest confidant, a theologian, biblical commentator, historian, letter-writer and Hebrew scholar; he wrote a Life of St Thomas unlike any other contemporary biography, produced one of the most visually-arresting illuminated Bible books of his age, and composed a commentary on the Psalms inspired by Jewish scholarship. His uncompromising character, and the originality and complexity of his thought, meant that Herbert's works were largely ignored during his lifetime and forgotten for centuries, but more recently they have begun to receive the attention and approval that their author insisted they deserved. The chapters in this book, the first to be devoted to Herbert's life and works, examine his eventful and troubled life, his remarkable corpus of works, and how they came to be neglected and rediscovered. They provide an introduction to his life, writings and legacy, direction to existing scholarship on the subject, and new insights on, interpretations of and discoveries about anidiosyncratic representative of the "twelfth-century renaissance". MICHAEL STAUNTON is Associate Professor of History at University College Dublin. Contributors: Julie Barrau, Laura Cleaver, Matthew Doyle, Anne J. Duggan, Christopher de Hamel, Sabina Flanagan, Michael Staunton, Nicholas Vincent.

Culture and Imperialism

Author : Edward W. Said
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307829650
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Culture and Imperialism written by Edward W. Said and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A landmark work from the author of Orientalism that explores the long-overlooked connections between the Western imperial endeavor and the culture that both reflected and reinforced it. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as the Western powers built empires that stretched from Australia to the West Indies, Western artists created masterpieces ranging from Mansfield Park to Heart of Darkness and Aida. Yet most cultural critics continue to see these phenomena as separate. Edward Said looks at these works alongside those of such writers as W. B. Yeats, Chinua Achebe, and Salman Rushdie to show how subject peoples produced their own vigorous cultures of opposition and resistance. Vast in scope and stunning in its erudition, Culture and Imperialism reopens the dialogue between literature and the life of its time.

Investigating Iwo

Author : Breanne Robertson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781732003071
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Investigating Iwo written by Breanne Robertson and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Investigating Iwo encourages us to explore the connection between American visual culture and World War II, particularly how the image inspired Marines, servicemembers, and civilians to carry on with the war and to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure victory over the Axis Powers. Chapters shed light on the processes through which history becomes memory and gains meaning over time. The contributors ask only that we be willing to take a closer look, to remain open to new perspectives that can deepen our understanding of familiar topics related to the flag raising, including Rosenthal's famous picture, that continue to mean so much to us today"--