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Adam Usk’s Secret THE MIDDLE AGES SERIES Ruth Mazo Karras, Series Editor Edward Peters, Founding Editor A complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher. Adam Usk’s Secret • Steven Justice university of pennsylvania press philadelphia Copyright © 2015 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 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 This page intentionally left blank Contents • 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 This page intentionally left blank
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