{"product_id":"knightons-chronicle-1337-1396-9780198205036","title":"Knighton's Chronicle 1337-1396","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry Knighton, a canon of St Mary's Abbey, Leicester, wrote his \u003cem\u003eChronicle\u003c\/em\u003e between 1378 and 1396. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeicester was a fief of the Duchy of Lancaster, and the abbey was closely in touch with the households of Henry of Grosmont and John of Gaunt. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eChronicle\u003c\/em\u003e contains exceptionally vivid accounts of the campaigns in France, in which Duke Henry was one of Edward III's leading generals, of the onset and effects of the Black Death, and of the crises of Richard II's reign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnighton, whose fellow canon Philip Repingdon was a pupil and early disciple of John Wyclif, was a horrified witness of the rise of Lollardy, his account of which is unmatched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eChronicle\u003c\/em\u003e was printed in 1652 in a competent text with a brief Latin commentary, and less satisfactorily in the Rolls Series in 1889-95.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes an analysis of the text and its sources and the first translation of its distinguished and engaging narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Knighton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarendon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198205036\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarendon Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39932085043315,"sku":"0198205031","price":743.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_165c3090-a493-490a-9799-22b15adae805.jpg?v=1647789254","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/knightons-chronicle-1337-1396-9780198205036","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}