Search Results: Richard III and The Fifteenth Century from Rickaro Books Ltd

Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. New Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A fine new copy. A late fifteenth century illustrated life of Richard Beauchamp. Fully illustrated it is an essential tool for art historians and students of medieval history. 179 pp A superb reproduction of this glorious manuscript. This book is a facsimile of a beautiful medieval manuscript, The Beauchamp Pageant, which tells the story of the life of Richard, Earl of Warwick (1382-1439). It is not one of those gaudy brightly-coloured manuscripts, but one composed of delicate line drawings, now appearing in a sepia tint. This is the only modern facsimile of the manuscript and the only one to print the pages in full colour throughout, using the high-quality transparencies provided for the purpose by the British Library. The pages are printed life-size, hence the large format of the book, and each illustration is remarkable for its vibrant details, showing costume, military technology, ships and… Read More

Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2018. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. In this highly original history, Dr John Ashdown-Hill seeks to dispel the myths surrounding Cecily using previously unexamined contemporary sources. 290pp..

London: Arundel Society, 1882. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A copy bound in red cloth with original paper covers laid on, red leather spine that shows some wear. 99pp..

Donington: Shaun Tyas Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. 146pp..

Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2021. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine, new copy bound in cloth and sewn in sections. The Founders' Book records the history of Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire, from the transfer of abbey status from Cranborne to Tewkesbury by Robert Fitzhamon in 1102 to the time of the book's compilation in the late fifteenth century. The Chronicle also records some details of Tewkesbury's earlier history from Anglo-Saxon times, such as details of the eighth-century Mercian founders, here called 'Oddo and Doddo', and gifts from the West Saxon king, Beorhtric (786-802). This magnificent full-size colour facsimile of the manuscript in the Bodleian Library occupies pages 137 to 209 of the book, preceded by an introduction by the editor Julian Luxford, an essay on the heraldry in the manuscript by Adrian Ailes, and a full edition of the Latin text with facing English translation by Susan Powell. .

Donington: Paul Watkins Publishing, 2015. Book. Fine. Hardback. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. A unique collection of essays exploring the survival of heraldry in the post-Reformation age. Including beautiful full colour illustrations this a widely well received book. Essential for the study of the post-Reformation era or for those with a love of history. 352 pp.

Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2015. Book. Fine. Hardback. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. A unique collection of essays exploring the survival of heraldry in the post-Reformation age. Including beautful full colour illustrations this a widely well received book. Essential for the study of the post-Reformation era or for those with a love of history, this volume is not to be missed. 352 pp.

Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2018. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 704 pages plus 16 pages of colour plates on art paper, sewn in sections.The Burgundian author Jean de Wavrin (c.1400-c.1477) has been known to historians for a long time but his work is usually considered derivative and of little importance. Closer study reveals that he had an interesting career, first serving in the Anglo-Burgundian army, then marrying a rich widow and settling down to a quieter life in Lille, where he composed his vast compilation of the histories of England. At the same time he became a supplier of romances to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, and an avid collector of all kinds of books himself. A very unusual draughtsman, whom he almost uniquely patronised, was later named 'The Wavrin master' by art historians. Wavrin's life as a soldier and civilian, ambassador and courtier, is here presented as fully as possible and put into context. His library and… Read More

Donington: Richard III and Yorkist History Trust in association with Shaun Tyas, 2021. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. 540pp. This book is a study of the prime duty of an English king in the late fifteenth century, the defence of his realm and people. Studying an island realm with a long coastal border, and a dangerous northern border with Scotland, demands a detailed gazetteer to examine the families and localities that lived there. It was originally intended to concentrate on the reign of Richard III (1483-85), but his complex and successful negotiations with James III of Scotland, concluded in 1484, necessitated that the book start in 1471, when Edward IV had first chosen his younger brother to lead the defence and administration of this border. Richard's administrative centre was to be the north-west, the county of Cumberland, but his overall authority spread into the east and north. This tied in with his experience on the… Read More

Donington: Richard III and Yorkist History Trust in association with Shaun Tyas, 2021. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. 540pp. This book is a study of the prime duty of an English king in the late fifteenth century, the defence of his realm and people. Studying an island realm with a long coastal border, and a dangerous northern border with Scotland, demands a detailed gazetteer to examine the families and localities that lived there. It was originally intended to concentrate on the reign of Richard III (1483-85), but his complex and successful negotiations with James III of Scotland, concluded in 1484, necessitated that the book start in 1471, when Edward IV had first chosen his younger brother to lead the defence and administration of this border. Richard's administrative centre was to be the north-west, the county of Cumberland, but his overall authority spread into the east and north. This tied in with his experience on the… Read More

Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. 271pp..

London: AMS Press, 1968. Book. Fine. Hardback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy of the reprint of The Camden Society volume of 1863177pp. Bound in blue cloth..

London: Secker Warburg, 1983. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy, in a very good d/w that has small chip to botom edge. A fascinating and significant account of the Tudor world, contained in the papers of Henry VIIIs ilegitimate son Arthur Plantagenet Lord Lisle. This is the abridgement of the 6 fabulous volumes of this research of 50 years by Muriel St Clare Byrne.436pp..

Donington: Yorkist History Trust, in association with Shaun Tyas, 2024. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. The Lordship of Middleham was a medieval administrative district in Wensleydale (North Yorkshire), centred on the castle there. Two sets of estate accounts survive from the Yorkist period, the first at a time when the castle was held by the earl of Warwick, the second set when it was the northern base of Richard, duke of Gloucester, who later became King Richard III. The extraordinary detail of the accounts reveal much of estate life, the names of tenants and the considerable income the lord enjoyed from the estate. The introduction by Gladys Mary Coles was written in 1961 but has never before been published, though the typescript (an MA thesis from the University of Liverpool) has long been respected and often cited by historians. Jonathan Mackman has translated the manuscripts for this edition, the whole overseen by the editors… Read More

Donington: Paul Watkins Publishing, 2016. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. 336pp + illustrations..

Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2013. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. A collection of scholarly articles in the Harlaxton tradition. 480pp..

Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2020. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy. 399pp. of text plus 49pp of colour plates (448 PP.). Here are nineteen peer-reviewed essays by leading historians exploring the many ways in which public ceremonies communicated meaning both visibly and audibly in late medieval English life. Dramatic presentation (plays and courtly poems), rituals (the church liturgy), visual display (jousting, royal progresses), social practices (courts and town criers) and varieties of music and song are included, as well as aspects of the social spaces in which display was conducted, and the more literary presentation of certain ideas in illustrated books. The authors of the essays are: Julia Boffey, Sarah Carpenter, Anne Sutton, Nigel Ramsay, Nicholas Orme, Dean Rowland, Joyce Coleman, Pamela King, Robert Edwards, Diana Wyatt, John Harper, Nicola Rice, David Harrap, Lisa Colton, Clive Burgess, Andrew Kirkman, M.T.W. Payne, Ellie… Read More

Cheltenham: History Press, 2023. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine new copy of the first edition. In the summer of 1483, Edward V (aged 12) and his brother Richard Duke of York (aged 9), disappeared from the Tower of London. For over 500 years, history has judged that they were murdered on the orders of their uncle Richard III. Following years of intensive research in UK, American and European archives, astonishing new archival discoveries have been uncovered that change what we know about the fate of the Princes in the Tower. By questioning received wisdom, she and her team shed light upon one of history's greatest miscarriages of justice, revealing a phenomenal untold story. 488pp..

London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Part of 'The Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland During the Middle Ages' series. Volume one 1861 452pp + list of works. Volume two 1863 425pp + list of works. Ex-library with book plates and ink stamp to title page in each volume. Volume one includes fold out facsimile letter. A lovely set in very good condition. Rebound in blue library buckram..

London: The Richard III Society. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good copies of these 6 issues of the Journal of the RIII Society. Packed with fascinating articles. The early issues have some foxing. .