The Creation of Lancastrian Kingship by Jenni Nuttall - 9780521874960

The Creation of Lancastrian KingshipLiterature, Language and Politics in Late Medieval England\nAuthor(s): Jenni Nuttall\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521874960, 978-0521874960\nSynopsis\nThe arguments used to justify the deposition of Richard II in 1399 created new forms of political discussion which developed alongside new expectations of kingship itself and which shaped political action and debate for centuries to come. This interdisciplinary study analyses the political language and literature of the early Lancastrian period, particularly the reigns of Henry IV [tel] and Henry V [tel]. Lancastrian authors such as Thomas Hoccleve and the authors of the anonymous works Richard the Redeless, Mum and the Sothsegger and Crowned King made creative use of languages and idioms which were in the process of escaping from the control of their royal masters. In a study that has far-reaching implicat.