Letters to the Dukes of Lancaster in 1381 and 1399.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Walker, S.K.
- Source
- English Historical Review. Jan1991, Vol. 106 Issue 418, p68-79. 12p.
- Subject
- *NOBILITY (Social class)
*LETTERS
BRITISH history, 1066-1687
- Language
- ISSN
- 0013-8266
Discusses letters sent to the Dukes of Lancaster, John of Gaunt in 1381 and Henry Bolingbroke in 1399. Perspectives provided by the letters on the 1381 English rising and the 1399 Lancastrian usurpation; Authors of the letters; Background on the historical events and their implications for the history of England; Socio-economic conditions in England during the period covered; Personalities involved in the incidents.