England's Empty Throne: Usurpation and the Language of Legitimation, 1399-1422

by JohnWatts (Foreword), PaulStrohm (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2006

  $40.70

  After the dethronement and subsequent murder of Richard II, the usurping Lancastrian dynasty faced an exceptional challenge. This book provides an account of the Lancastrian revolution and its aftermath. Integrating techniques of literary and historical analysis, it reveals the Lancastrian monarchs as masters of outward display.