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A cultured yet cruel monarch, whose usurpation of his cousin cast a long shadow over his reign When Henry IV seized the throne from his cousin Richard II, people saw it as a hopeful new beginning for England. The first monarch to have English as his mother tongue since the Norman conquest, Henry seemed to embody the ideals of chivalric kingship- mercy, piety, military prowess and learning. Yet deposing a crowned monarch was not a stable foundation on which to build a reign. Henry IV found himself challenged from all sides, plagued by conspiracies, rebellions, assassination attempts and crippling debts, while his tense relationships with Parliament and with his own son, Shakespeare's Prince Hal, saw his grip on power falter. Nevertheless, he was the first king and founder of a Lancastrian dynasty which would go on to shape England for centuries to come. In this lively study, Catherine Nall reappraises a monarch who weathered upheaval and uncertainty and held on to the throne through sheer force of will.

Author Biography:

Catherine Nall is Senior Lecturer in Medieval Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London, where she focuses on late medieval manuscript culture, political and chivalric literature, and the works of John Lydgate and Thomas Malory.
Release date Australia
November 7th, 2024
Pages
128
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Dimensions
123x186x25
ISBN-13
9780241188644
Product ID
26901745

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