LEADER 03231nam 2200661 450 001 9910785392403321 005 20230725025212.0 010 $a1-282-82191-1 010 $a9786612821912 010 $a1-4411-4858-2 010 $a1-4411-6049-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000052279 035 $a(EBL)592452 035 $a(OCoLC)670412141 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000422963 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12103511 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422963 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10433123 035 $a(PQKB)11705082 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3002981 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5309509 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC592452 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5309509 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11518478 035 $a(OCoLC)1027172234 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6162069 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL592452 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000052279 100 $a20180316h20102010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMedieval intrigue $edecoding royal conspiracies /$fIan Mortimer 210 1$aLondon, [England] ;$aNew York, [New York] :$cContinuum,$d2010. 210 4$dİ2010 215 $a1 online resource (394 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-4411-0269-8 311 $a1-84706-589-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [347]-357) and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Objectivity and information: a methodological introduction; 2 Sermons of sodomy: a reconsideration of Edward II's sodomitical reputation; 3 The death of Edward II in Berkeley Castle; 4 Twelve angry scholars: reactions to 'The death of Edward II'; 5 The plot of the earl of Kent, 1328-30; 6 Edward III, his father and the Fieschi; 7 Edward III and the moneylenders; 8 Richard II and the succession to the Crown; 9 The rules governing succession to the Crown, 1199-1399; 10 Regnal legitimacy and the concept of the royal pretender 327 $a11 Concluding remarksFull titles of works cited in the notes; Index 330 $aIn this important new work Ian Mortimer examines some of the most controversial questions in medieval history, including whether Edward II was murdered, his possible later life in Italy, the weakness of the Lancastrian claim to the throne in 1399 and the origins of the idea of the royal pretender. Central to this book is his ground-breaking approach to medieval evidence. He explains how an information-based method allows a more certain reading of a series of texts. He criticises existing modes of arriving at consensus and outlines a process of historical analysis that ultimately leads to quest 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yPlantagenets, 1154-1399 607 $aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government$y1154-1399 607 $aGreat Britain$xKings and rulers$xSuccession$xHistory$yTo 1500 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yPlantagenets, 1154-1399$xHistoriography 676 $a942.036092 700 $aMortimer$b Ian$f1967-$01145298 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785392403321 996 $aMedieval intrigue$93702925 997 $aUNINA