The Chronicles of Fernão Lopes: Chronicle of King João I of Portugal, Part II

Amélia P. Hutchinson (Editor/Coordinator), Maria Teresa Amado (Editor/Coordinator)

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Abstract

Volume IV of the first complete English translation of the chronicles of Fernão Lopes chronicles the Battle of Aljubarrota (1385), which secured the throne for João I, his marriage to Philippa of Lancaster, and his reign up to 1411.
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.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationSuffolk, Rochester
PublisherBoydell & Brewer
Number of pages480
Volume4
ISBN (Electronic)9781805430131
ISBN (Print)9781855663992
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2023

Publication series

NameTamesis Books

Keywords

  • Chronicles
  • Fernão Lopes
  • King João I of Portugal

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