Cardinal Beaufort: A Study of Lancastrian Ascendancy and Decline

by Gerald Leslie Harriss

This volume is a study of Henry Beaufort--the first resident cardinal in the English church, Chancellor of England, and councillor to three kings--who was a leading figure in the rise and decline of the 15th-century Lancastrian kingship. Controversial in his lifetime and vilified in the 16th century for his reputed wealth, pride, and ambition--most notably by Shakespeare in Henry VI--Beaufort's historical reputation has since varied widely. Harris...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198201354
• ISBN13: 9780198201359
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"