Medievalists.net » King Richard II http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Hair and Masculinity in the Alliterative Morte Arthure http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/05/hair-and-masculinity-in-the-alliterative-morte-arthure/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/05/hair-and-masculinity-in-the-alliterative-morte-arthure/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2015 16:18:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60868 This essay examines the use of forced hair cutting in the late fourteenth‐century alliterative romance, Morte Arthure, to show how it is used to develop characters that reflect the tension surrounding the English king Richard II and the tyranny that characterized the final years of his reign.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/05/hair-and-masculinity-in-the-alliterative-morte-arthure/feed/ 0 Landlord of England, not King? Reinterpreting the Reign of Richard II http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/13/landlord-of-england-not-king-reinterpreting-the-reign-of-richard-ii/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/13/landlord-of-england-not-king-reinterpreting-the-reign-of-richard-ii/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2015 05:09:27 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60358 Mark King is a PhD student in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge working on the political history of Richard II's reign.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/13/landlord-of-england-not-king-reinterpreting-the-reign-of-richard-ii/feed/ 0 John Rykener, Richard II and the Governance of London http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/09/john-rykener-richard-ii-and-the-governance-of-london/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/09/john-rykener-richard-ii-and-the-governance-of-london/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2015 19:43:42 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58828 Its narrative of cross-dressing, male prostitution, gay sex, clerical promiscuity and the like seems to offer a rare window onto late medieval sexuality and sexual mores.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/09/john-rykener-richard-ii-and-the-governance-of-london/feed/ 0 The Usurpation of Henry IV: His Quest for Legitimacy on the English Throne http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/02/usurpation-henry-iv-quest-legitimacy-english-throne/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/02/usurpation-henry-iv-quest-legitimacy-english-throne/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2014 07:35:23 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54566 On 30 September 1399, Richard II's cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, would usurp the throne, taking the name Henry IV, and months after the coronation, Richard would die a prisoner in Pontefract Castle amidst speculation that he was murdered.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/02/usurpation-henry-iv-quest-legitimacy-english-throne/feed/ 0 Richard, Too http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/05/richard/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/05/richard/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2014 04:30:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53930 I thought I’d take five minutes today to talk a little bit about one of England’s forgotten kings.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/05/richard/feed/ 0 The Uses Made of History by the Kings of Medieval England http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/07/uses-made-history-kings-medieval-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/07/uses-made-history-kings-medieval-england/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2014 10:15:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50942 The kings of medieval England, besides using history for the entertainment of themselves and their courts, turned it to practical purposes. They plundered history-books for precedents and other evidences to justify their claims and acts. They also recognised its value as propaganda, to bolster up their positions at home and strengthen their hands abroad.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/07/uses-made-history-kings-medieval-england/feed/ 0 What to See in Westminster Abbey http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/27/tours-westminster-abbey-review/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/27/tours-westminster-abbey-review/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2014 20:30:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=49214 A review and tour of Westminster Abbey

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/27/tours-westminster-abbey-review/feed/ 0 Queer times: Richard II in the poems and chronicles of late http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/07/queer-times-richard-ii-in-the-poems-and-chronicles-of-late/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/07/queer-times-richard-ii-in-the-poems-and-chronicles-of-late/#comments Tue, 07 Jan 2014 23:14:27 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46462 The article focuses on the representation of deviant sexual behavior in 14th-century English poetry and other chronicles. The portrayal of King of England Richard II as a rebellious youth, which is interpreted as perverse and lacking manliness, and the propaganda needed to offset this perception are discussed. Historical information is given about the political culture and power of the church. The murder of Edward II after being accused of sodomy by the Bishop of Hereford is mentioned.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/07/queer-times-richard-ii-in-the-poems-and-chronicles-of-late/feed/ 0 Gower’s “Confessio” and the “Nova statuta Angliae”: royal lessons in English law http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/13/gowers-confessio-and-the-nova-statuta-angliae-royal-lessons-in-english-law/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/13/gowers-confessio-and-the-nova-statuta-angliae-royal-lessons-in-english-law/#comments Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:19:06 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=44854 In the following discussion, I will explore some hitherto unexamined links between the Confessio Amantis and one of these legal texts, the Nova Statuta Angliae or New Statutes of England, which circulated among professional and non-professional readers in the 1380s and 1390s and which Richard II received in a manuscript now in Cambridge: St. John’s College MS A.7.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/13/gowers-confessio-and-the-nova-statuta-angliae-royal-lessons-in-english-law/feed/ 0 The King’s Table: A Semiotic Analysis of a Medieval Noble Banquet http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/26/the-kings-table-a-semiotic-analysis-of-a-medieval-noble-banquet/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/26/the-kings-table-a-semiotic-analysis-of-a-medieval-noble-banquet/#comments Sat, 26 Oct 2013 16:03:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=44503 During the Middle Ages, aristocratic banquets were common and often grandiose affairs. The function of a banquet went beyond mere celebration of an event or holiday and became a tool for demonstrating a person's wealth, influence, piety, and generosity.

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