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This series [pushes] the boundaries of knowledge and [develops] new
trends in approach and understanding. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW The
concerns of people over differing levels of fifteenth-century
society are the focus of the essays contained in this volume. How
would a queen in exile wish to be depicted on a medal, or a
newly-crowned king deal with recalcitrant London merchants when
their interests clashed with his policies? The logistics of an
invasion of France present a challenge to the military advisers of
another king, and by bringing fresh insights to the text a
translator of Vegetius' De re militari addresses the fears of
rulers and ruled in a time of civil unrest. English supplicants to
the papal curia require expert advice to navigate bureaucratic
procedures at Rome; while Welsh students encounter other obstacles
as they embark on careers in Church and state. Manuscript and
printed versions of parliamentary statutes point to differing
preferences on the part of government clerks and practising lawyers
in their choice of language; while the papers of a professional
estate manager from Norfolk reveal antiquarian interests and an
affinity with William of Worcester. Contributors: Christopher
Allmand, Peter Clarke, Rhun Emlyn, Samantha Harper, Frederick
Hepburn, John Milner, Dean Rowland, Anthony Smith
The Tudor king who never was: Arthur's life and death newly
examined. Prince Arthur (1486-1502), son of Henry VII and Elizabeth
of York, was the great hope of early Tudor England. Today he is
largely forgotten, remembered only as Henry VIII's shadowy elder
brother, the first husband of Katherine ofAragon. But in his
lifetime Arthur counted for much more than that. Groomed for
kingship, sent to govern Wales and the Marches, married to secure
the Spanish alliance, celebrated in portraits, poems and pageants,
Arthur stood at the centre of his father's plans. His death brought
a grand funeral and a lasting monument, the chantry chapel covered
in Tudor badges that still stands in Worcester Cathedral. These
richly illustrated essays, by historians, art historians and
archaeologists, investigate Arthur's life and posthumous
commemoration from every angle. They set him in the context of the
fledgling Tudor regime and of the religion, art and architecture of
late medieval death and memory. They close with an exploration of
the re-enactment of Arthur's funeral at Worcester in 2002, an event
that sought to rescue the prince from the oblivion that has been
his lot for five hundred years. CONTRIBUTORS: STEVEN GUNN, IAN
ARTHURSON, FREDERICK HEPBURN, JOHN MORGAN-GUY, RALPH HOULBROOKE,
MARK DUFFY, CHRIS GUY, JOHN HUNTER, LINDA MONCKTON, PHILLIP
LINDLEY, JULIAN LITTEN
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