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Author | : Anthony Tuck |
Publisher | : Hodder Education |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
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While learning some facts about animals, the reader is challenged to guess why A is for zoo, B is for dog, and C is for hen.
Author | : Nigel Saul |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 529 |
Release | : 2008-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300149050 |
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Richard II is one of the most enigmatic of English kings. Shakespeare depicted him as a tragic figure, an irresponsible, cruel monarch who nevertheless rose in stature as the substance of power slipped from him. By later writers he has been variously portrayed as a half-crazed autocrat or a conventional ruler whose principal errors were the mismanagement of his nobility and disregard for the political conventions of his age. This book—the first full-length biography of Richard in more than fifty years—offers a radical reinterpretation of the king. Nigel Saul paints a picture of Richard as a highly assertive and determined ruler, one whose key aim was to exalt and dignify the crown. In Richard's view, the crown was threatened by the factiousness of the nobility and the assertiveness of the common people. The king met these challenges by exacting obedience, encouraging lofty new forms of address, and constructing an elaborate system of rule by bonds and oaths. Saul traces the sources of Richard's political ideas and finds that he was influenced by a deeply felt orthodox piety and by the ideas of the civil lawyers. He shows that, although Richard's kingship resembled that of other rulers of the period, unlike theirs, his reign ended in failure because of tactical errors and contradictions in his policies. For all that he promoted the image of a distant, all-powerful monarch, Richard II's rule was in practice characterized by faction and feud. The king was obsessed by the search for personal security: in his subjects, however, he bred only insecurity and fear. A revealing portrait of a complex and fascinating figure, the book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the politics and culture of the English middle ages.
Author | : Anthony Goodman |
Publisher | : Clarendon Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780199262205 |
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Richard II had a dramatic kingship. This text, written by leading historians, aims to re-evaluate the much-maligned figure.
Author | : Michael John Bennett |
Publisher | : Npi Media Limited |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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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.
Author | : Margaret Shewring |
Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780719046261 |
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Considers the theatrical fortunes of Richard II from its politically controversial beginnings on the Elizabethan and Restoration stage, to its various later interpretations responding to 19th- and 20th-century tastes and attitudes. A wide range of performances is documented and discussed. These illustrate the ways in which different theatres and companies have staged the play by cutting, restructuring or adding to Shakepeare's script to highlight spectacle, the personality of the King, the nature of authority and the place of Richard in the overall sweep of English history.
Author | : Louisa Desaussure Duls |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2015-07-24 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3111392104 |
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Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2015-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1526112655 |
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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.
Author | : Gwilym Dodd |
Publisher | : Tempus Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
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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.
Author | : Nigel Saul |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2006-06-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0826424155 |
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The three Richards who ruled England in the Middle Ages were among the most controversial and celebrated of its rulers. Richard I ('Coeur de Lion', 1189-99) was a great crusading hero; Richard II (1377-99) was an authoritarian aesthete deposed by his cousin, Henry IV, and murdered; while Richard III (1483-85), as the murderer of his nephews, 'The Princes in the Tower', was the most notorious villain in English history. This highly readable joint biography shows how much the three kings had in common, apart from their names. All were younger sons of monarchs, not expected to come to the throne; all failed to leave a legitimate heir, causing instability on their deaths; all were cultured and pious; and all died violently. All have attracted accusations but also fascination. In comparing them, Nigel Saul tells three gripping stories and shows what it took to be a medieval king.
Author | : William Shakespeare |
Publisher | : Joe Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 139 |
Release | : 2015-11-24 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 1988120349 |
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When King Richard II banishes two feuding noblemen from England, he sets into motion a series of events that will eventually cost him his crown and his life.