The Chronicles of Fernão Lopes - Volume 1. The Chronicle of King Pedro of Portugal (Hardcover)

Volume I of the first complete English translation of the chronicles of Fernão Lopes chronicles the reign of Pedro I (1357-67), dubbed both 'the Just' and 'the Cruel', including his dealings with the kingdom of Castile, the war between Castile and Aragon, and the revenge he took on the men who murdered the woman he loved, Inês de Castro. Until now, the chronicles of Fernão Lopes (c.1380-c.1460) have only been available in critical editions or in partial translations. Comparable to the works of Froissart in France or López de Ayala in Spain, the chronicles provide a wealth of detail on late fourteenth-century politics, diplomacy, warfare and economic matters, courtly society, queenship and noble women, as well as more mundane concerns such as food, health and the purchasing power of a fluctuating currency. Lopes had a keen eye for detail and a perspective especially attuned to the common people, and his chronicles provide an invaluable source for the history of Western Europe in the later Middle Ages.

General

Imprint:	Tamesis Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Textos B
Release date:	June 2023
General editors:	Amélia P. Hutchinson (Author) • Teresa Amado
Editors:	Juliet Perkins • Philip Krummrich
Translators:	Clive Willis • Iona McCleery • Francisco Fernandes • Shirley Clarke
Introduction by:	Christopher Given-Wilson • Nicholas G. Round
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-85566-396-1
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-85566-396-1
Barcode:	9781855663961

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