The Chronicles of Fernao Lopes: Volume 3. The Chronicle of King Joao I of Portugal, Part I

Volume III of the first complete English translation of the chronicles of Fernão Lopes chronicles the War of Succession, the rise of the House of Avis under João I, and his acclamation by the Cortes in Coimbra. These chronicles provide a wealth of detail on late fourteenth-century politics, diplomacy, warfare, economic matters, courtly society, queenship, and noble women, offering a valuable source for the history of Western Europe in the later Middle Ages.

Format: Hardback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 20 June 2023
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Volume III of the first complete English translation of the chronicles of Fernão Lopes chronicles the War of Succession (1383-1385), the rise of the House of Avis under João I, and his acclamation by the Cortes in Coimbra. Until now, the chronicles of Fernão Lopes (c. 1380-c. 1460) have only been available in critical editions or in partial translations. Comparable to the works of Froissart in France or López de Ayala in Spain, the chronicles provide a wealth of detail on late fourteenth-century politics, diplomacy, warfare, and economic matters, courtly society, queenship, and noble women, as well as more mundane concerns such as food, health, and the purchasing power of a fluctuating currency. Lopes had a keen eye for detail and a perspective especially attuned to the common people, and his chronicles provide an invaluable source for the history of Western Europe in the later Middle Ages.

Volume III of the first complete English translation of the chronicles of Fernão Lopes chronicles the War of Succession (1383-1385), the rise of the House of Avis under João I, and his acclamation by the Cortes in Coimbra. Until now, the chronicles of Fernão Lopes (c. 1380-c. 1460) have only been available in critical editions or in partial translations. Comparable to the works of Froissart in France or López de Ayala in Spain, the chronicles provide a wealth of detail on late fourteenth-century politics, diplomacy, warfare, and economic matters, courtly society, queenship, and noble women, as well as more mundane concerns such as food, health, and the purchasing power of a fluctuating currency. Lopes had a keen eye for detail and a perspective especially attuned to the common people, and his chronicles provide an invaluable source for the history of Western Europe in the later Middle Ages.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781855663985