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Anthony
Goodman and
James L. Gillespie, eds.
Richard II: The Art of Kingship.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1999.
ISBN 0198201893.
Hardback, perfect
bound.
145x222x21mm.
xii,299pp inc. 9 monochrome text figures, 2 genealogies.
English.
Generally very good condition: an unused copy with some shelf wear to
the dustjacket.
This
item
£40.00
[Publisher's
price £79.00]
490g.
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In
this
reassessment
of Richard II, an outstanding group of international contributors
re-evaluates
the (frequently biased) evidence to create a new and rounded portrait
of
this fascinating and much-maligned king. They investigate Richard's
contemporary
reputation and key aspects of his policies, covering topics which
include:
the conventions of co-operation between kings and communities;
discourse
on the nature and purpose of rule; monarchy as spectacle; the cultural
expression of royal personality; and the fiscal basis of government.
They
highlight the seriousness of the problems affecting the exercise of
kingship,
and show how the traditional and innovative panaceas attempted by a
conventionally-minded
prince resulted in his downfall. It is a study which repositions the
reign
within the evolution of English kingship.
Contents:
Anthony Goodman, Introduction;
John Taylor, Richard II in
the
chronicles;
Nigel Saul, The kingship of Richard II;
Anthony
Goodman, Richard II's councils;
Richard G. Davies, Richard
II
and the Church;
Chris Given-Wilson, Richard II and the higher
nobility;
Caroline M. Barron, Richard II and London;
W. M. Ormrod, Finance
and trade under Richard II;
Michael J. Bennett, Richard II and
the
wider realm;
Anthony Tuck, Richard II and the House of Luxemburg;
Patricia J. Eberle, Richard II and the literary arts;
Eleanor
Scheifele, Richard
II and the visual arts.
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