Beschreibung:
Volume I of the first complete English translation of the chronicles of Fernão Lopes covers the reign of Pedro I (1357-67), dubbed both 'the Just' and 'the Cruel', including his dealings with the kingdom of Castile, the war between Castile and Aragon and the revenge he took on the men who murdered the woman he loved, Inês de Castro.
Introduction1. Fernão Lopes the Father of Portuguese Historiography, Chris Given-Wilson2. Fernão Lopes and the Writing of Late Medieval Portuguese, Nicholas Round3. The Chronicle of King Pedro of Portugal: Historical Context, David GreenTHE CHRONICLE OF KING PEDRO OF PORTUGALBibliography of works cited