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Volume V of the first complete English translation of the
chronicles of Fernão Lopes, containing the general bibliography
and a comprehensive index containing all people and place names
mentioned in the chronicles 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.
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.
Volume IV of the first complete English translation of the
chronicles of Fernão Lopes chronicles the Battle of Aljubarrota
(1385), which secured the throne for João I, his marriage to
Philippa of Lancaster, and his reign up to 1411. 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.
Volume III of the first complete English translation of the
chronicles of Fernão Lopes chronicles the War of Succession
(1383-1385), the rise of the House of Avis under João I, and his
acclamation by the Cortes in Coimbra. 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.
Volume II of the first complete English translation of the
chronicles of Fernão Lopes chronicles the reign of Fernando I
(1367-1383) including Portugal's involvement in the Hundred Years'
War, the military conflicts with Castile, the alliances with
England, Aragon and Granada, the king's marriage with Leonor Teles,
and the dispute over the succession to the Portuguese throne.'
The first complete English translation of one of the major
chronicles of medieval Europe, by 'the father of Portuguese
historiography' Covering the reigns of Pedro I, Fernando I and
João I up to the signing of the 1411 treaty with Castile which
confirmed the survival of the Portuguese kingdom, 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. The
first four volumes are accompanied by introductions and
bibliographies setting the translations in context, and the fifth
volume contains a general bibliography and a comprehensive general
index encompassing all of the chronicles.
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