LEADER 03658nam 22005412 450 001 9910151575803321 005 20170605112027.0 010 $a1-78204-868-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9781782048688 035 $a(CKB)3710000000951932 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781782048688 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4721183 035 $a(DE-B1597)674801 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781782048688 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000951932 100 $a20161115d2016|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aProphecy, politics and place in medieval England $efrom Geoffrey of Monmouth to Thomas of Erceldoune /$fVictoria Flood$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cD.S. Brewer,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 240 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Jun 2017). 311 $a1-84384-447-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Illustrations -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tAbbreviations -- $tIntroduction: An Island of the Ocean -- $t1 'Cadualadrus Conanum uocabit': Political Prophecy in England, the Welsh March, and Ireland, c. 1130s-1260s -- $t2 'E si finerount les heirs d'engleterre hors de heritage': Galfridian Prophecy and the Anglo-Scottish Border, c. 1301-30s -- $t3 'Whan shal this be?' The English Erceldoune Tradition, c. 1310s-90s -- $t4 'A dede man shall make bytwene hem acorde': Cock in the North and Ceiliog y North, c. 1405-85 -- $tConclusion -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aThe period from the twelfth century to the Wars of the Roses witnessed a dominant tradition of secular prophecy engaged with high political affairs, which this book charts, discussing the production of prophetic texts forecasting the rule of the whole of Britain by the kings of England. It draws on the prophetic works of familiar authors and names, such as Geoffrey of Monmouth and Thomas of Erceldoune, alongside previously unpublished manuscript material, to study identity formation among medieval political elites. Alongside English prophetic texts, the author explores competing visions of the British future produced in Wales and Scotland, with which English prophetic authors entered into an overt dialogue; this was a cross-border exchange which in many ways shaped the development of this deeply influential discourse. Prophecy is revealed to be a dynamic arena for literary exchange, where alternative imaginings of the future sovereignty of Britain vied for acceptance, and compelled decision making at the highest political levels.

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