'Heer Y die in thy presence': The rewriting of martyrs in and after Hoccleve

The Remonstrance to Sir John Oldcastle by Thomas Hoccleve (c.1367–1426) was written in 1415 and survives in one of Hoccleve’s holograph manuscripts. It was later twice copied by Richard James (bap. 1591–1638), accompanied by copious notes rereading the poem in the light of Oldcastle’s then status as...

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Main Author: Perkins, N
Format: Journal article
Published: Oxford University Press 2017