Detailed documents describing Richard II's holdings of treasure
highlight the magnificence of the 14th-century English court, often
underrated by historians. Awarded the 'première medaille des
Antiquités de France' for 2016 by the Académie des Inscriptions
et Belles-Lettres The remarkable treasure of gold and silver from
England and France which Richard II had amassed by the end of his
reign in 1399 is fully revealed for the first time in this richly
illustrated book. The author explores the nature of the objects
themselves, their provenance and later fate, and examines the
crucial role the treasure played in diplomacy and in financing the
Hundred Years War, especially at the time of Agincourt. This fresh
analysis is based on the discovery in the National Archives at Kew
of a roll over 28 metres long, compiled around the time of
Richard's deposition. English courtiers and Valois princes are
named as the donors of many gifts. Concealed among the treasure are
valuables Richard seized from the magnates he executed or exiled in
1397. Publication in full of this exceptional inventory leads to
completely new perspectives on Richard II's court and on its
splendour in the last years of the fourteenth century. Jenny
Stratford began her career in the Department of Manuscripts, the
British Library. Her books include The Bedford Inventories (1993).
She is a Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of Historical
Research, University of London.
General
| Imprint: |
The Boydell Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
February 2013 |
| First published: |
2013 |
| Authors: |
Jenny Stratford
|
| Dimensions: |
297 x 210 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
528 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84383-378-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-84383-378-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781843833789 |
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