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003			OCoLC
005			20240726104952.0
008			150415s1997 ctuabf ob 001 0beng d
040			_aNT _beng _erda _epn _cNT _dIDEBK _dJSTOR
020			_a9780300149050 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	0	4	_aDA235 _b.R534 1997
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aSaul, Nigel. _e1
245	1	0	_aRichard II /Nigel Saul.
246	3		_aRichard 2
246	3		_aRichard the Second
260			_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _c(c)1997.
300			_a1 online resource (xiv, 514 pages, 16. pages of plates) : _billustrations, maps.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aYale English monarchs
504			_a2
520	0		_aNigel Saul paints a picture of Richard as a highly assertive and determined ruler, one whose key aim was to exalt and dignify the crown. In Richard's view, the crown was threatened by the factiousness of the nobility and the assertiveness of the common people. The king met these challenges by exacting obedience, encouraging lofty new forms of address and constructing an elaborate system of rule by bonds and oaths. Saul traces the sources of Richard's political ideas and.
520	0		_aFinds that he was influenced by a deeply felt orthodox piety and by the ideas of the civil lawyers. He shows that, although Richard's kingship resembled that of other rulers of the period, unlike theirs, his reign ended in failure because of tactical errors and contradictions in his policies. For all that he promoted the image of a distant, all-powerful monarch, Richard II's rule was in practice characterised by faction and feud. The king was obsessed by the search for.
520	0		_aPersonal security: in his subjects, however, he bred only insecurity and fear.
530			_a2 _ub
600	0	4	_aRichard _bII, _cKing of England.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=978005&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
942			_cOB _D _eEB _hDA _m(c)1997 _QOL _R _x _8NFIC _2LOC
994			_a92 _bNT
999			_c84471 _d84471
902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell