"Alasse Whatte Truste Ys In This Worlde?"

At the National Library of Wales a manuscript (MS
21608) has been recently found. An English Chronicle
1377-1461, which is based on the recently found
text, covers the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV,
Henry V and Henry VI. As a crucial source for the
vernacular history writing and the Brut tradition in
the late Middle Ages, the Chronicle contains two
different parts: the first part of the Chronicle,
that is 1377-1422/37 version was written by a
Lancastrian compiler and the second part, that is
the Continuation 1440-1461, was written by a Yorkist
author. Undoubtedly, they had contrasting approaches
to the politics of the late medieval period. The
Chronicle offers its readers an opportunity to
explore Lancastrian and Yorkist history writing.
This book discusses both approaches to
the politics of the period in the Chronicle. The
Lancastrian and Yorkist perspectives about the
contemporary politics and how these viewpoints were
reflected in their writings have been explored.
Accordingly, this book investigates the Chronicle,
which offers both an insight to the politics and
history writing of the late medieval period.

Autorentext

I took my graduate degree in English Language and Literature from Bilkent University in 2002. I pursued my M.A. degree at the same university in the History Department between 2002 and 2005. I graduated from this department with an M.A. degree in History specialized on medieval English history.

Klappentext

At the National Library of Wales a manuscript (MS 21608) has been recently found. An English Chronicle 1377-1461, which is based on the recently found text, covers the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI. As a crucial source for the vernacular history writing and the Brut tradition in the late Middle Ages, the Chronicle contains two different parts: the first part of the Chronicle, that is 1377-1422/37 version was written by a Lancastrian compiler and the second part, that is the Continuation 1440-1461, was written by a Yorkist author. Undoubtedly, they had contrasting approaches to the politics of the late medieval period. The Chronicle offers its readers an opportunity to explore Lancastrian and Yorkist history writing.This book discusses both approaches to the politics of the period in the Chronicle. The Lancastrian and Yorkist perspectives about the contemporary politics and how these viewpoints were reflected in their writings have been explored. Accordingly, this book investigates the Chronicle, which offers both an insight to the politics and history writing of the late medieval period.