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The Chronica Maiora of Thomas Walsingham (1376-1422)

Name: The Chronica Maiora of Thomas Walsingham (1376-1422)
Brand: Boydell Press
SKU: 9781843835103
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Contributors:

David G. Preest (Translator), James G. Clark (Translator), James G. Clark (With)

Publisher:

Boydell Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Biography & Autobiography, History

Book Subcategory:

Personal Memoirs, Europe, Literary Figures

Book Topic:

Medieval

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Release Date:

2009-10-01

ISBN 13:

9781843835103

Weight:

1.47 lbs

Size:

9.21 x 6.14 x 0.97 inches

Pages:

480

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First complete translation of detailed chronicle of medieval England, one of Shakespeare's most important sources.

Winner of a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award

Translated by David Preest with introduction and notes by James G. Clark
Thomas Walsingham's Chronica maiora is one of the most comprehensive and colourful chronicles to survive from medieval England. Walsingham was a monk at St Albans Abbey, a royal monastery and the premier repository of public records, and therefore well placed to observe the political machinations of this period at close hand. Moreover, he knew the monarchs and many of the nobles personally and is able to offer insights into their actions unmatched by any other authority. It is this chronicle, transmitted through popular Tudor histories, that informed some of the central dramas of Shakespeare's History cycle.
Covering almost fifty years, the narrative provides the most authoritative account of one of the most turbulent periods in English history, from thelast years of Edward III (1376-77) to the premature death of Henry V (1422). Walsingham describes the many dramas of this period in vivid detail, including the Peasants' Revolt (1381), the deposition and murder of Richard II (1399-1400), The Welsh revolt of Owain Glyn Dwr (1403) and Henry V's victory at Agincourt (1415); they are brought to life here in this new translation.

About the Author
Preest, David: - graduated from Merton College, OxfordClark, James G.: - Professor of History, University of Exeter having previously graduated from Bristol and Oxford.

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