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Edward III
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Irish question
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Richard II
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Product details
- ISBN 9780719038525
- Weight: 576g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jun 2012
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
A.K. McHardy was reader in Medieval English History at the University of Nottingham
