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Robert de Vere was a close friend of the young King Richard II. He was accused of a wide range of political crimes and private vices by his opponents, the Lords Appellant. Defeated by them at the battle of Radcot Bridge in 1387, he died abroad in exile aged only 30. He was, in the eyes of many contemporaries – most notably the hostile chroniclers Walsingham and Froissart – and modern historians, a typical royal favourite: unmartial, immoral, self-seeking, and promoted and enriched far beyond what he deserved.

But what was a royal favourite, and what were the accusations made against them? This book investigates these questions across late medieval England, and assesses de Vere against contemporary criteria. Based on extensive archival research, this book shows there was more to de Vere than a grasping courtier. He had been Earl of Oxford since the age of nine, heir to a large landed estate, and had twice served in foreign wars. He also made a serious attempt to govern the English lordship in Ireland given to him by Richard. The findings here show him to be a far more rounded and complex figure than previously assumed.

JAMES ROSS is Reader in Late Medieval History at the University of Winchester, UK. He has published extensively on the late medieval nobility, kingship and political society.

Table des matières :

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations

Introduction
1. Royal Favourites and their Opponents in the Later Middle Ages
2. Family Background and Early Career
– Minority
– Landed Inheritance
– Aubrey de Vere
3. Politics, Court and Patronage, 1381-5
– Robert and Richard
– Patronage
– Politics
– Royal Court and Household
4. Ireland, 1385-7
– The Grant of Ireland
– Resources
– The Duchy of Ireland: Military Forces and Administration
5. Downfall, Exile and Death, 1386-92
– The ‘Wonderful’ Parliament of 1386 to Summer 1387
– The Divorce
– Chester and the autumn of 1387
– The Battle of Radcot Bridge
– Exile
– Death and Funeral
6. Affinity, Regional Influence and Lifestyle
– Local Influence in East Anglia, Officials and Associates
– Lifestyle
Conclusion

Appendix: Known locations of Robert de Vere, 1385-7
Bibliography

Informations pratiques :

Jamess Ross, Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford and Duke of Ireland (1362-1392). The Rise and Fall of a Royal Favourite, Woodbridge, The Boydell Press, 2024 ; 1 vol., 318 p. ISBN : 978-1-83765-194-8. Prix : GBP 85,00.

Source : Boydell and Brewer

La Glose ordinaire est le grand commentaire biblique médiéval, de la Genèse à l’Apocalypse. L’œuvre présentement retenue est l’Évangile selon saint Luc. Le présent ouvrage concerne cet évangile qui a marqué d’une manière incroyable le vécu de nos traditions occidentales, et ce jusqu’à nos jours. Ce trésor d’interprétations et de commentaires est le manuel de base pour tout l’Occident, du XII^e siècle jusqu’à bien au-delà de la Renaissance.

Dès l’apparition de l’imprimerie on a repris ce très vaste ensemble et ce fut l’œuvre d’Adolf Rusch de Strasbourg en 1480-1481, lequel reproduisait scrupuleusement son manuscrit de base. Le texte s’y présente comme les allées d’un parc à la française : le texte biblique même de Luc est au centre, avec des grands caractères, les variantes lexicales et remarques grammaticales figurant entre les lignes, les commentaires marginaux se trouvant tout autour, et on y circule d’allée en allée.

Toutes ces caractéristiques fondamentales sont respectées dans la présente édition, le latin dans la page de gauche, le français dans la page de droite qui fait face. La présentation retenue est ainsi une nouveauté qui rend lisible et connaissable, tant en latin courant qu’en français, toute la documentation biblique : le Luc et les commentaires. Tout cela provoque incontestablement bien des étonnements…

L’auteur de cette édition remarquable est Paul Tombeur, professeur émérite de l’Université Catholique de Louvain. Il est philologue et fondateur à Louvain au siècle dernier du Cetedoc qui a entrepris dès la fin des années soixante, l’informatisation de l’ensemble des textes antiques, patristiques et médiévaux latins, allant même jusqu’aux textes du XX^e siècle. Il est le fondateur du CTLO à Turnhout qui poursuit tout ce travail d’automatisation dans le cadre des éditions Brepols. On connait ainsi la ‘Library of Latin Texts’ et la ‘Database of Latin Dictionaries’.

Table des matières :

Préface de Gilbert Dahan
Introduction
Texte latin et traduction

Informations pratiques :

La glose ordinaire. L’Évangile de saint Luc. Texte latin et traduction française, trad. Paul Tombeur, Turnhout, Brepols, 2024 ; 1 vol., 420 p. ISBN : 978-2-503-61003-0. Prix : € 71,09.

Source : Brepols

Translated from the medieval French, this book is a landmark English-language version of the work of Gilles le Bouvier. As the senior herald to King Charles VII, the monarch on the French throne as they advanced to victory in the Hundred Years’ War between England, France and their allies, Gilles le Bouvier was close to the king during a decisive, formative period in France’s history, as well as being a well-known figure from the period. The Observations of Gilles le Bouvier thus delivers a rare glimpse of a singular medieval worldview, offered through the constrained voice of a skilled diplomat carefully and occasionally sharing his opinions to audiences composed of his social superiors.

During his lifelong career as a messenger and a diplomat in Charles’s service, Gilles le Bouvier, known as The Berry Herald, travelled far and wide on his master’s behalf. This translated work is a compilation of his observations as he moved around Western Europe, the Mediterranean states and the Black Sea region. Throughout the text, Gilles le Bouvier:

* assessed or commented on the lands encompassed by his extensive travels
* discussed the peoples he claimed to have encountered, from the honourable Turks to the ‘bad Catholics’ of southern Italy
* surveyed the military capabilities of France’s neighbours, allies, enemies and neutral states

Expertly introduced and contextualised by Gideon Brough and Sophie Patrick, this book provides a compelling and unique historical source for understanding life in late-medieval Europe through the eyes of someone who lived it.

Table des matières :

Editors’ Introduction
Author’s introduction

1. France
2. The Empire (Part 1)
3. Italian States (Part 1)
4. Mediterranean Islands, Egypt and the Middle East
5. Italian Cities (Part 2)
6. Black Sea states, Turkey and the Balkans
7. Hungary and Scandinavia
8. The Low Countries and the German Empire (Part 2)
9. Bohemia and Prussia
10. The British Isles and Ireland
11. The Spanish Kingdoms

Translators’ Notes
Appendices
Selected Bibliography
Index

Informations pratiques :

The Observations of Gilles le Bouvier. A Medieval Herald’s View of Europe and its Neighbouring Lands, éd. Gideon Brough, Sophie Patrick, Londres, Bloomsbury, 2024 ; 1 vol., 248 p. ISBN : 978-1-35041-895-0. Prix : 76,50.

Source : Bloomsbury

Few natural resources can be more important than water. And this is precisely why few resources can be the subject of greater conflict than water itself.

This volume, edited by two internationally renowned specialists on the topic of water management research, brings together eleven experts from all over the world to propose as many innovative studies as possible that fully understand the scope of this issue for historical research but also for environmental science. The contributors break with a tradition of Eurocentric research on these times by bringing together research that covers not only Western, Central and Southern Europe but also India, China and Sri Lanka. The thematic coherence together with the geographical but also chronological range (5th–18th centuries) make it an essential starting point for all future studies on the subject.

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Informations pratiques :

Conflicts over Water Management and Water Rights from the End of Antiquity to Industrialisation, éd. Michele Campopiano, Gerrit Jasper Schenk, Stuttgart, Franz Steiner Verlag, 2024 ; 1 vol., 276 p. (Vierteljahrschrift für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte – Beihefte, 260). ISBN : 978-3-515-13724-9. Prix : € 60,00.

Source : Franz Steiner Verlag