{"product_id":"political-poems-and-songs-relating-to-english-history-composed-during-the-period-from-the-accession-of-edward-iii-to-that-of-richard-iii-paperback-9781108042482","title":"Political Poems and Songs Relating to English History, Composed during the Period from the Accession of Edward III to that of Richard III (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108042482","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolitical Poems and Songs Relating to English History, Composed during the Period from the Accession of Edward III to that of Richard III\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1859, this two-volume set contains a collection of poems and tracts from the late medieval period.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Wright (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108042482, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 November 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e440 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVeering between unprecedented military successes and the violent downfalls of kings, the period between the accession of Edward III and the death of Edward IV was a rich subject for contemporary political writers. This two-volume collection of poems and tracts was first compiled by Thomas Wright as part of the Rolls Series, commissioned to edit and publish publicly owned manuscript texts. First published in 1861 and including forty-four pieces in English, French and Latin, Volume 2 covers the turbulent years between Henry IV and Edward IV. It features poems by Gower, an account of the battle of Agincourt, and Chaucer's apocryphal 'Jack Upland' with 'The Reply of Friar Daw'. Also included are translations of the French poems, and a thorough, contextualising introduction. A fascinating example of Victorian scholarship and its expectations of readers, this set represents an interesting resource for students of English literature and history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Complimentary verses on King Henry IV by John Gower\u003cbr\u003e 2. Address of John Gower to Henry IV\u003cbr\u003e 3. Jack Upland\u003cbr\u003e 4. The reply of Friar Daw Topias, with Jack Upland's rejoinder\u003cbr\u003e 5. On the execution of Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York\u003cbr\u003e 6. On the death of Henry IV by Thomas of Elmham\u003cbr\u003e 7. On the Battle of Azincourt\u003cbr\u003e 8. Epigram on the Battle of Azincourt\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Frenchman to the Englishman\u003cbr\u003e 10. On the Lollards\u003cbr\u003e 11. On the death of Henry V\u003cbr\u003e 12. Epigram on the assumption of the arms of France\u003cbr\u003e 13. On the English title to the Crown of France\u003cbr\u003e 14. To King Henry VI on his coronation\u003cbr\u003e 15. On the coronation of Henry VI\u003cbr\u003e 16. On the Duke of Burgundy\u003cbr\u003e 17. Philippe of Burgundy and James of Scotland\u003cbr\u003e 18. On the Siege of Calais\u003cbr\u003e 19. The libel of English policy\u003cbr\u003e 20. Lament of the Duchess of Gloucester\u003cbr\u003e 21. On the prospect of peace\u003cbr\u003e 22. On the truce of 1444\u003cbr\u003e 23. On the popular discontent at the disasters in France\u003cbr\u003e 24. On the arrest of the Duke of Suffolk\u003cbr\u003e 25. On Bishop Boothe\u003cbr\u003e 26. A warning to King Henry\u003cbr\u003e 27. Verses against the Duke of Suffolk\u003cbr\u003e 28. On the death of the Duke of Suffolk\u003cbr\u003e 29. On the corruptions of the times\u003cbr\u003e 30. On the corruptions of the times\u003cbr\u003e 31. Against the Lollards\u003cbr\u003e 32. To the King\u003cbr\u003e 33. A political prophecy\u003cbr\u003e 34. Against the friars\u003cbr\u003e 35. On the corruption of public manners\u003cbr\u003e 36. Epigrams on the public extravagance\u003cbr\u003e 37. On the times\u003cbr\u003e 38. On the times\u003cbr\u003e 39. On the procession to St. Paul's of the reconciled parties\u003cbr\u003e 40. Epitaph for Richard Duke of York\u003cbr\u003e 41. On the civil wars\u003cbr\u003e 42. A political retrospect\u003cbr\u003e 43. On the recovery of the throne by Edward IV\u003cbr\u003e 44. On England's commercial policy\u003cbr\u003e Glossary and index of medieval Latin words\u003cbr\u003e Glossary and index of obsolete English words\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266070106392,"sku":"9781108042482","price":35.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108042482i_f7c82476-e89d-42a0-8226-46c083125c3a.jpg?v=1696746545","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/political-poems-and-songs-relating-to-english-history-composed-during-the-period-from-the-accession-of-edward-iii-to-that-of-richard-iii-paperback-9781108042482","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}