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Richard II
Nigel Saul
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paperback. A biography of Richard II. It offers a radical reinterpretation of a complex king whose reign was characterized by a mixture of high principle and despotic legislation. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 514 pages, b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 864.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Series
The Yale English Monarchs Series
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300078756
SKU
9780300078756
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About Nigel Saul
Nigel Saul is reader in Medieval History at Royal Holloway College, University of London.
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