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The Worst Medieval Monarchs
Author | : Phil Bradford |
Publsiher | : Pen and Sword History |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2023-11-23 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781399083065 |
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Stephen. John. Edward II. Richard II. Richard III. These five are widely viewed as the worst of England’s medieval kings. Certainly, their reigns were not success stories. Two of these kings lost their thrones, one only avoided doing so by dying, another was killed in battle, and the remaining one had to leave his crown to his opponent. All have been seen as incompetent, their reigns blighted by civil war and conflict. They tore the realm apart, failing in the basic duty of a king to ensure peace and justice. For that, all of them paid a heavy price. As well as incompetence, some also have reputations for cruelty and villainy, More than one has been portrayed as a tyrant. The murder of family members and arbitrary executions stain their reputations. All five reigns ended in failure. As a result, the kings have been seen as failures themselves, the worst examples of medieval English kingship. They lost their reputations as well as their crowns. Yet were these five really the worst men to wear the crown of England in the Middle Ages? Or has history treated them unfairly? This book looks at the stories of their lives and reigns, all of which were dramatic and often unpredictable. It then examines how they have been seen since their deaths, the ways their reputations have been shaped across the centuries. The standards of their own age were different to our own. How these kings have been judged has changed over time, sometimes dramatically. Fiction, from Shakespeare’s plays to modern films, has also played its part in creating the modern picture. Many things have created, over a long period, the negative reputations of these five. Today, they have come to number among the worst kings of English history. Is this fair, or should they be redeemed? That is the question this book sets out to answer.
WORST MEDIEVAL MONARCHS
Author | : PHIL. BRADFORD |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1399083058 |
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The Worst Medieval Monarchs
Author | : Phil Bradford |
Publsiher | : Pen and Sword History |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2023-11-23 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781399083089 |
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Stephen. John. Edward II. Richard II. Richard III. These five are widely viewed as the worst of England’s medieval kings. Certainly, their reigns were not success stories. Two of these kings lost their thrones, one only avoided doing so by dying, another was killed in battle, and the remaining one had to leave his crown to his opponent. All have been seen as incompetent, their reigns blighted by civil war and conflict. They tore the realm apart, failing in the basic duty of a king to ensure peace and justice. For that, all of them paid a heavy price. As well as incompetence, some also have reputations for cruelty and villainy, More than one has been portrayed as a tyrant. The murder of family members and arbitrary executions stain their reputations. All five reigns ended in failure. As a result, the kings have been seen as failures themselves, the worst examples of medieval English kingship. They lost their reputations as well as their crowns. Yet were these five really the worst men to wear the crown of England in the Middle Ages? Or has history treated them unfairly? This book looks at the stories of their lives and reigns, all of which were dramatic and often unpredictable. It then examines how they have been seen since their deaths, the ways their reputations have been shaped across the centuries. The standards of their own age were different to our own. How these kings have been judged has changed over time, sometimes dramatically. Fiction, from Shakespeare’s plays to modern films, has also played its part in creating the modern picture. Many things have created, over a long period, the negative reputations of these five. Today, they have come to number among the worst kings of English history. Is this fair, or should they be redeemed? That is the question this book sets out to answer.
Medieval Monarchs
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Author | : Elizabeth Hallam |
Publsiher | : Tiger Books |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 1855017334 |
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This is a pictorial history of the kings of England, from William the Conqueror, the first Norman monarch to Richard III, the last of the Plantagenets
Usurpers a New Look at Medieval Kings
Author | : Michele Morrical |
Publsiher | : Pen and Sword History |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2021-11-30 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1526779501 |
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In the Middle Ages, England had to contend with a string of usurpers who disrupted the British monarchy and ultimately changed the course of European history by deposing England's reigning kings and seizing power for themselves. Some of the most infamous usurper kings to come out of medieval England include William the Conqueror, Stephen of Blois, Henry Bolingbroke, Edward IV, Richard III, and Henry Tudor. Did these kings really deserve the title of usurper or were they unfairly vilified by royal propaganda and biased chroniclers? In this book we examine the lives of these six medieval kings, the circumstances which brought each of them to power, and whether or not they deserve the title of usurper. Along the way readers will hear stories of some of the most fascinating people from medieval Europe, including Empress Matilda, the woman who nearly succeeded at becoming the first ruling Queen of England; Eleanor of Aquitaine, the queen of both France and England who stirred her own sons to rebel against their father, Henry II; the cruel and vengeful reign of Richard II which caused his own family to overthrow him; the epic struggle for power between Henry VI, Margaret of Anjou, Richard of York, and Edward IV during the Wars of the Roses; the notorious Richard III and his monstrous reputation as a child-killer; and Henry VII who rose from relative obscurity to establish the most famous royal family of all time: the Tudors.
Women in the Medieval Court
Author | : Rebecca Holdorph |
Publsiher | : Pen and Sword History |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2022-04-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781526739827 |
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A surprising look at women who wielded power in medieval Europe, from queens to concubines to abbesses. Medieval society might expect the elite women who decorated its courts to play the role of Queen Guinevere, but many of these women had very different ideas. Great queens, who sometimes ruled in their own right, fought wars and forged empires. Noblewomen acted behind the scenes to change the course of politics. Far from cloistered off from the world, powerful abbesses played the role of kingmaker. And concubines had a role to play as well, both as political actors and as mothers of children who might change a country’s destiny. They experienced tremendous success and dramatic downfalls. This book tells the stories of women from across medieval Europe, from a Danish queen who waged political war to form a Scandinavian empire to a Tuscan countess who joined her troops on the battlefield. Whether they wielded power in battle, from a convent, or from a throne—or even in the bedchamber—these women were far from damsels in distress waiting for their knights in shining armor.
Kings and Kingship in Medieval Europe
Author | : Anne Duggan |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : UOM:39015032190483 |
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Medieval Kingship
Author | : Henry Allen Myers,Herwig Wolfram |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : UOM:39015002444399 |
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