Richard II
- ISBN-10
- 1107622085
- ISBN-13
- 9781107622081
- Series
- Richard II
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 334
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-08-22
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Anthony Steel
Description
This 1941 monograph by historian Anthony Steel assesses the character and policies of Richard II, who reigned in a time of tremendous literary and artistic change which was also underpinned by great political and religious uncertainty. The book contains an introduction by distinguished historian G. M. Trevelyan.
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