Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. ABBREVIATIONS xi
5. Introduction: False Fables and Historical Truth 1
6. Chapter 1. Hochon’s Arrow 11
7. Chapter 2. “A Revelle!”: Chronicle Evidence and the Rebel Voice 33
8. Chapter 3. The Textual Environment of Chaucer’s “Lak of Stedfastnesse” 57
9. Chapter 4. Saving the Appearances: Chaucer’s “Purse” and the Fabrication of the Lancastrian Claim 75
10. Chapter 5. Queens as Intercessors 95
11. Chapter 6. Treason in the Household 121
12. Chapter 7. The Textual Vicissitudes of Usk’s “Appeal” 145
13. Appendix 1: The Accusations Against Thomas Austin 161
14. Appendix 2: The Literature of Livery 179
15. WORKS CITED 187
16. INDEX 199