Adam Usk's Secret

224 Pages·2015·1.163 MB·English

by  Steven Justice

Adam Usk’s Secret
THE MIDDLE AGES SERIES
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Adam Usk’s
Secret
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Steven Justice
university of pennsylvania press
philadelphia
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Justice, Steven, 1957–
Adam Usk’s secret / Steven Justice. — 1st ed.
p. cm. — (The Middle Ages series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8122-4693-3
1. Adam, of Usk, active 1400. Chronicon Adae de Usk, A.D.
1377–1421. 2. Adam, of Usk, active 1400— Literary art. 3. Writ-
ten communication— England—H istory—To 1500. 4. Great
Britain— History— Richard II, 1377–1399— Historiography
5. Great Britain— History— House of Lancaster, 1399–1461—
Historiography. 6. Wales— History—1063–1536—Historiogra-
phy. I. Title. II. Series: Middle Ages series.
DA235.J87 2015
942.03'—dc23 2014028639
For Anne Middleton
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Contents
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Introduction 1
Chapter 1. The First Secret 11
Chapter 2. The Story of William Clerk 28
Chapter 3. Fear 39
Chapter 4. Prophecy 53
Chapter 5. Utility 66
Chapter 6. Grief 82
Chapter 7. Theory of History 96
Chapter 8. Adam Usk’s Secret 111
Conclusion 132
List of Abbreviations 143
Notes 145
Bibliography 193
Index 207
Acknowledgments 213
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