Richard II in the early chronicles (Studies in English Literature)

This monograph represents an expansion and deepening of previous works by Ole J. Benedictow - the author of highly esteemed monographs and articles on the history of plague epidemics and historical demography. In the form of a collection of articles, the author presents an in-depth monographic study on the history of plague epidemics in Scandinavian countries and on controversies of the microbiological and epidemiological fundamentals of plague epidemics. TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 Introduction 8 I. Richard’s Behavior during the Peasants’ Revolt 14 II. Richard’s Defiant Dealings with Parliament and the Gloucester Party, 1386-1388 30 III. Richard’s Actions against the Gloucester Party in 1397 72 IV. The Exiling of Hereford and Norfolk and the Sequestration of the Lancastrian Estate 99 V. The Fall of Richard II 113 VI. The Humiliation, Death, and Burial of Richard II 156 VII. Reports of the King’s Being Alive in Scotland after 1400 192 VIII. Reflection in Sixteenth-Century Literature of Early Chronicle Ambiguity about the Reign of Richard II 199 Appendix A. Description of Chronicle Sources 205 Appendix B. Alphabetical Listing of Chronicles by “Schools” 249 Bibliography 255 Index 262