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Having seized the throne from his cousin Richard II in 1399, Henry
Bolingbroke, the first nobleman to be made king of England since
the twelfth century, faced the remarkable challenge of securing his
power and authority over a kingdom that was divided and in turmoil.
This collection of essays - the first such collection focusing
specifically on the reign of the first Lancastrian king - by some
of the leading historians of late medieval England, takes a fresh
look at the crucial but neglected first years of Henry IV's reign,
examining how Henry met and overcame the challenges which his
usurpation created. Topics covered include a reappraisal of the
events surrounding the revolution of 1399; Henry's relations with
his northern magnates; the Yorkshire rising of 1405; the 'Long
Parliament' of 1406 and the nature and purpose of the king's
council. This collection adds significantly to an understanding of
the character of Henry IV, as well as the circumstances in which he
ruled, and will be essential for anyone with an interest in late
medieval English political history. Dr GWILYM DODD is Lecturer in
History at the University of Nottingham; Dr DOUGLAS BIGGS teaches
at the Department of History at Waldorf College. Contributors: M.
ARVANIGIAN, MICHAEL J. BENNETT, DOUGLAS BIGGS, JOEL BURDEN, GWILYM
DODD, ANTHONY GOODMAN, ANDY KING, CYNTHIA J. NEVILLE, A.J.TUCK,
SIMON K. WALKER.
A wide variety of texts (from chronicles to Chaucer) studied for
evidence of medieval attitudes towards the processes of change as
they affected individuals at all points of their lives. Rites of
passage is a term and concept more used than considered. Here, for
the first time, its implications are applied and tested in the
field of medieval studies: medievalists from a range of disciplines
consider the varioustheoretical models - folklorist,
anthropological, psychoanalytical - that can be used to analyse
cultures of transition in the history and literature of
fourteenth-century Europe. Ranging over a wide variety of texts,
from chronicles to romances, from priests' manuals to courtesy
books, from state records to the writings of Chaucer, Gower and
Froissart, the contributors identify and analyse medieval attitudes
to the process of change in lifecycle, status,gender and power. A
substantive introduction by Miri Rubin draws together the ideas and
materials discussed in the book to illustrate the relevance and
importance of anthropology to the study of medieval culture.
Contributors: JOEL BURDEN, PATRICIA CULLUM, ISABEL DAVIS, JANE
GILBERT, SARAH KAY, MARK ORMROD, HELEN PHILLIPS, MIRI RUBIN, SHARON
WELLS. NICOLA F. McDONALD is Lecturer in Medieval Literature, the
late W.M ORMROD was Professor of Medieval History, University of
York.
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