Description: William Worcester's treatise The Boke of Noblesse offers a unique record of military history and political thought in England in the fifteenth century. This new edition draws on the copious surviving records of Worcester's life, reading, and handwritten revisions, which give a unique insight into a medieval author and his work.
Review Quotes: "Nall and Wakelin's edition is distinguished by its meticulous attention to detail and undoubtedly represents an essential resource for historians, literary scholars, philologists, and linguists alike." -- Laura Poggesi, Journal of the Spanish Society for Medieval English Language and Literature
"The new Early English Text Society publication of William Worcester's political treatise, the Boke of Noblesse, is a learned, meticulous volume produced by two scholars, Catherine Nall and Daniel Wakelin, whose many years of study of the text and author have enabled them to produce a comprehensive and rich modern edition." -- Jennifer Tran, Speculum