Название: Three Armies in Britain. The Irish Campaign of Richard II and the Usurpation of Henry IV, 1397-99
Автор: Douglas Biggs
Издательство: Brill
Год: 2006
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 316
Размер: 14.2 Мб
Язык: английский
This work reexamines the political and military aspects of the Revolution of 1399 that removed Richard II and placed Henry of Lancaster on the English throne. It argues that Henry of Lancaster was not the "all conquering" hero of 1399 but was rather the leader of a coalition of disaffected noblemen who had old scores to settle with Richard II. It also proposes that Richard II was not an incompetent king whose personality disorder(s) and/or tyrannical behavior brought about his fall.
