Chronicles of Fernão Lopes

Name: Chronicles of Fernão Lopes
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By Hutchinson, Amélia P

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Volume II of the first complete English translation of the chronicles of Fernão Lopes chronicles the reign of Fernando I (1367-1383) including Portugal's involvement in the Hundred Years' War, the military conflicts with Castile, the alliances with England, Aragon and Granada, the king's marriage with Leonor Teles, and the dispute over the succession to the Portuguese throne.' Until now, the chronicles of Fernão Lopes (c.1380-c.1460) have only been available in critical editions or in partial translations. Comparable to the works of Froissart in France or López de Ayala in Spain, the chronicles provide a wealth of detail on late fourteenth-century politics, diplomacy, warfare and economic matters, courtly society, queenship and noble women, as well as more mundane concerns such as food, health and the purchasing power of a fluctuating currency. Lopes had a keen eye for detail and a perspective especially attuned to the common people, and his chronicles provide an invaluable source for the history of Western Europe in the later Middle Ages.

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Number of Pages:: 330
Release Date:: 2023-06-20
Publication Date:: 2023-06-20
Publisher:: Tamesis Books
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 185566397X
ISBN13:: 9781855663978
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 661 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 22 cm

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