The death of kings
Subtitle: royal deaths in medieval England
By: Michael Evans.
Publisher: Hambledon and London
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Death -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500.; Death -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500.; Great Britain -- History -- Medieval period, 1066-1485.; Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Death and burial.; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485.
Description: This volume is an account of what is known about the deaths of all English medieval kings - natural, violent or accidental. It shows how contemporaries and later writers, including Shakespeare, drew morals from such deaths and about the characters of individual kings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-269) and index.