04266nam 2200613 450 991081364280332120200520144314.00-19-187785-91-280-84399-30-19-151530-21-4294-6960-9(CKB)1000000000407114(StDuBDS)AH24079294(SSID)ssj0000268129(PQKBManifestationID)12049914(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268129(PQKBWorkID)10211870(PQKB)10927328(StDuBDS)EDZ0002022819(MiAaPQ)EBC430729(Au-PeEL)EBL430729(CaPaEBR)ebr11303536(CaONFJC)MIL84399(OCoLC)932111291(PPN)26997086X(EXLCZ)99100000000040711420161129h20052005 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrVita Edwardi secundi the life of Edward the Second /re-edited text with new introduction, new historical notes, and revised translation based on that of N. Denholm-Young by Wendy R. ChildsOxford, [England] :Clarendon Press,2005.©20051 online resource (lx, 270 p.)Oxford Medieval TextsIncludes index.0-19-927594-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction; The Vita Edwardi Secundi; Concordance; Index of Quotations and Allusions; General IndexWritten by an anonymous monk of Malmesbury, the 'Vita Edwardi secundi' is one of the most important sources for early 4th century history. This edition provides a more substantial historical introduction, as well as improved annotations, in line with modern standards of textual editing.The Vita Edwardi Secundi is the best and most readable of the chronicles of the reign of Edward II, and throws a fascinating light on the world of high politics. The anonymous author was close to the centre of politics, probably a royal clerk, and possibly John Walwayn (or someone with a similar career). His focus is largely on domestic politics and the relationship of the king and his barons, and he records the clashes and reconciliations of the period 1311-22 in valuable detail. He also has much to say on the Scottish war, the appointment of bishops, and the outbreak of the French war. The work ends in the winter of 1325/6 with Queen Isabella's refusal to return from France while Despenser remained with the king. The work is much more than a simple chronicle. The author consciously wrote history and so commented extensively on personalities, and also on causation, motivation, and the vices of his age. He was generous to Gaveston despite his pride, more condemning of the Despensers' greed, and lamented Lancaster's wasted gifts. His reports on the arguments of both sides in the clashes between the king and his opponents are particularly enlightening, and show how serious were the threats to the king's authority, especially those voiced in 1321. The author's fear of civil war and attempts to define the fine line dividing resistance and treason probably reflect the concerns of many close to the court at that time. Recent research has emphasized that the Vita should be seen as a 'journal' rather than a 'memoir', and this enhances its value further, allowing historians to chart the changing views of a well-placed observer during the dramatic events of Edward's reign. The Vita has been edited three times before, once in each century since its discovery in 1728, but the last edition of 1957 has long been out of print. This new edition revises the Latin text and translation, provides a completely new introduction and historical notes to take account of recent scholarship, and includes a new and full apparatus and indices.Oxford medieval texts.Great BritainHistoryEdward II, 1307-1327Sources640.42Childs Wendy R.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813642803321Vita Edwardi secundi1106007UNINA