Richard II and the Rebel Earl

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

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The geopolitical framework; 2. 1369-82; 3. 1383-9; 4. 1389-97; 5. 1397-1401; 6. Conclusion; Appendix I. The Beauchamp Affinity c.1369-c.1401; Appendix II. (A) Active Warwickshire Justices of the Peace, 1369-1401; Appendix II. (B) Working Worcestershire Justices of the Peace, 1369-1401.

About the author

A. K. Gundy studied at the University of St Andrews and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge before becoming a history teacher at Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge. This is her first book. She is also the author of 'The Earl of Warwick and the Royal Affinity in the Politics of the West Midlands' in Revolution and Consumption in Late Medieval England (edited by M. Hicks, 2001).

Summary

The reign of Richard II has long been subject to intense debate. This new interpretation of the politics of the late-fourteenth century offers an in-depth survey of Richard's reign from the perspective of one of the leading nobles who came to oppose him, Thomas Beauchamp, the Earl of Warwick.

Product details

• Authors: A. K. Gundy, A. K. (University of Cambridge) Gundy, Gundy A. K.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781108400879
• ISBN: 978-1-108-40087-9
• No. of pages: 309
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval; Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; England, Medieval History, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, European history: medieval period, middle ages