Richard II (The English Monarchs Series) by Nigel Saul - 1999

New Haven: Yale University Press. Near Fine. 1999. Paperback. 0300078757 . The English Monarchs Series; B&W Reproductions on plates; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 416 pages; 1999 Yale University Press. Trade size paperback in glossy color pictorial covers. Bright, very tightly bound and fresh. Unread copy; superficial shelf bump top front corner. Otherwise as new. Illustrated with b&w reproductions printed on glossy stock. NF .

Paperback. Very Good.

Yale University Press, 1999-05-11. paperback. Used: Good.

Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 416 p. Contains: Illustrations. English Monarchs. Audience: General/trade.

Yale University Press, 1999 8vo (23.5 cm), XIV, 514 pp. Publisher's laminated wrappers. Richard II is one of the most enigmatic of English kings. Shakespeare depicted him as a tragic figure, an irresponsible, cruel monarch who nevertheless rose in stature as the substance of power slipped from him. By later writers he has been variously portrayed as a half-crazed autocrat or a conventional ruler whose principal errors were the mismanagement of his nobility and disregard for the political conventions of his age. This book -- the first full-length biography of Richard in more than fifty years -- offers a radical reinterpretation of the king. Nigel Saul paints a picture of Richard as a highly assertive and determined ruler, one whose key aim was to exalt and dignify the crown. In Richard's view, the crown was threatened by the factiousness of the nobility and the assertiveness of the common people. The king met these challenges by exacting obedience, encouraging lofty new forms of address, and… Read More

Yale University Press, 1999-05-11. paperback. Used:Good.

Yale Univ Pr, 1999. Paperback. New. 416 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A biography of Richard II. It offers a radical reinterpretation of a complex king whose reign was characterized by a mixture of high principle and despotic legislation.

Paperback / softback. New. A biography of Richard II. It offers a radical reinterpretation of a complex king whose reign was characterized by a mixture of high principle and despotic legislation.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. Card covers in bright condition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.