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

by Paul Strohm

Book Overview

After the dethronement and subsequent murder of Richard II, the usurping Lancastrian dynasty faced an exceptional challenge. Interrupting a long period of Plantagenet rule, Henry IV and Henry V needed not only to establish physical possession of the English throne, but to occupy it symbolically as well. In this boldly revisionary book, Paul Strohm provides a new account of the Lancastrian revolution and its aftermath. Integrating techniques of literary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300198701
• ISBN13: 9780300198706
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"