Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390-1447) and the Italian Humannists / by Susanne Saygin

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390-1447) and the Italian Humannists / by Susanne Saygin
Author: Susanne Saygin
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789004120150

This study reconstructs the relations between the fifteenth century English patron of Italian Renaissance humanism, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390-1447), his Italian middlemen, and several Italian humanists with regard to the social and political context of their shared literary interests.

The Staffords, Earls of Stafford and Dukes of Buckingham

The Staffords, Earls of Stafford and Dukes of Buckingham
Author: Carole Rawcliffe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1978-01-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521216630

This book traces the often complex relations between the three Stafford Dukes of Buckingham and the Crown.