Richard II

by Nigel Saul

Book Overview

Richard II is one of the most enigmatic of English kings. Shakespeare depicted him as a tragic figure, an irresponsible, cruel monarch who nevertheless rose in stature as the substance of power slipped from him. By later writers he has been variously portrayed as a half-crazed autocrat or a conventional ruler whose principal errors were the mismanagement of his nobility and disregard for the political conventions of his age. This book--the first full-length...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007YXWKTA
• ISBN13: 9780300078756
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"