Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford and Duke of Eire (1362-1392): The Rise and Fall of a Royal Favorite
By James Ross
The Boydell Press
ISBN: 978 1 83765 194 8
This biography re-examines the lifetime of Robert de Vere, the English nobleman greatest often called a childhood buddy of Richard II. It investigates whether or not he actually deserved the fame of a shameless sycophant that medieval chroniclers gave him.
Excerpt:
This examine is designed to be a reappraisal of Robert de Vere. By approaching him in additional depth than beforehand and in his context as a member of the titled the Aristocracy fairly than simply as a courtier and favorite, features of his profession turn out to be extra comprehensible. An in depth examine of what proof survives permits some accusations made by modern chroniclers, by the Appellants themselves, and by sure fashionable historians, to be confirmed inaccurate or false. It’s not, nonetheless, designed to be a whitewash.
Who is that this e-book for?
Together with his connection to Richard II, this biography of Robert de Vere will primarily be of curiosity to historians of that English monarch. It is going to even have broader enchantment to these learning the politics and the Aristocracy of England and Eire within the late 14th century.
“Ross has offered us with an array of latest proof detailing each the mundanity of property administration and political actions on the nationwide stage. In so doing he has given us a way more delicate portrait of the person. De Vere emerges from this examine not as a favorite within the sense through which the time period is historically used. He was not an intruder to English elite society, however he was definitely favoured by the king.” ~ overview by David Inexperienced in The Medieval Review
The Creator
James Ross is a Reader in Late Medieval Historical past on the College of Winchester, the place his analysis focuses on English historical past within the later Center Ages. He has written different books and articles specializing in de Vere household.
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