Fourteenth Century England

Fourteenth Century England

Author: Chris Given-Wilson

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9781843830467

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This series provides a forum for the most recent research into the political, social and ecclesiastical history of the 14th century.


Richard II and the English Royal Treasure

Richard II and the English Royal Treasure

Author: Jenny Stratford

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 1843833786

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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. --


English Identity and Political Culture in the Fourteenth Century

English Identity and Political Culture in the Fourteenth Century

Author: Andrea Ruddick

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-11-21

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 1107652502

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This broad-ranging study explores the nature of national sentiment in fourteenth-century England and sets it in its political and constitutional context for the first time. Andrea Ruddick reveals that despite the problematic relationship between nationality and subjecthood in the king of England's domains, a sense of English identity was deeply embedded in the mindset of a significant section of political society. Using previously neglected official records as well as familiar literary sources, the book reassesses the role of the English language in fourteenth-century national sentiment and questions the traditional reliance on the English vernacular as an index of national feeling. Positioning national identity as central to our understanding of late medieval society, culture, religion and politics, the book represents a significant contribution not only to the political history of late medieval England, but also to the growing debate on the nature and origins of states, nations and nationalism in Europe.


Languages of Power in the Age of Richard II

Languages of Power in the Age of Richard II

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Publisher: Penn State Press

Published:

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 9780271046761

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In this book the distinguished medievalist Lynn Staley turns her attention to one of the most dramatic periods in English history, the reign of Richard II, as seen through a range of texts including literary, political, chronicle, and pictorial. Richard II, who ruled from 1377 to 1399, succeeded to the throne as a child after the fifty-year reign of Edward III, and found himself beset throughout his reign by military, political, religious, economic, and social problems that would have tried even the most skilled of statesmen. At the same time, these years saw some of England's most gifted courtly writers, among them Chaucer and Gower, who were keenly attuned to the political machinations erupting around them. I n Languages of Power in the Age of Richard II Staley does not so much "read" literature through history as offer a way of "reading" history through its refractions in literature. In essence, the text both isolates and traces what is an actual search for a language of power during the reign of Richard II and scrutinizes the ways in which Chaucer and other courtly writers participated in these attempts to articulate the concept of princely power. As one who took it upon himself to comment on the various means by which history is made, Chaucer emerges from Staley's narrative as a poet without peer.


Richard II and the Rebel Earl

Richard II and the Rebel Earl

Author: A. K. Gundy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-09-26

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 0521837545

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A reinterpretation of Richard II's reign and deposition from the perspective of one of the leading nobles who opposed him.


People, Power and Identity in the Late Middle Ages

People, Power and Identity in the Late Middle Ages

Author: Gwilym Dodd

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-07-12

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 100040918X

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This collection of ground-breaking essays celebrates Mark Ormrod’s wide-ranging influence over several generations of scholars. The seventeen chapters in this collection focus primarily on the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and are grouped thematically on governance and political resistance, culture, religion and identity.


The Rise of Alchemy in Fourteenth-Century England

The Rise of Alchemy in Fourteenth-Century England

Author: Jonathan Hughes

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-03-08

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1441142789

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The first book to explore the importance of alchemy and its links to the occult in the period between 1320 and 1400. Alchemists didn't just try to turn metals into gold: they studied planetary influences on metals and people, refined plants and minerals in the search for medicines. This book illustrates how this branch of thought became more popular as the practical and theoretical knowledge of alchemists spread throughout England.


Church Woodwork in the British Isles, 1100-1535

Church Woodwork in the British Isles, 1100-1535

Author: Robert A. Faleer

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2009-04-07

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 0810867400

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Church Woodwork in the British Isles, 1100-1535: An Annotated Bibliography is a thoroughly researched bibliographic guide to monographic, serial, archival, and graphical resources that deal with all aspects of late Romanesque, Gothic, and early Renaissance ecclesiastical woodwork in churches throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Dealing with both the decorative and structural elements of wooden church furnishings fittings, this authoritative reference tool includes more than 900 annotated citations for works published from the mid-19th century to the present. The extensive and informative annotations provide a synopsis of each cited resource. Resources are categorized in separate chapters by their specific location in the church, their decorative features, their structural function, or other pertinent criteria. This annotated bibliography represents the most comprehensive reference tool for material that deals with church woodwork that has yet been published.