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The Regement of Princes
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The Regement of Princes

work by Hoccleve
Also known as: “De regimine principum”
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  • Hoccleve, detail of an illumination from the manuscript of De regimine principum, early 15th century; in the British Library (MS. Royal 17 D VI)
    Thomas Hoccleve

    In 1411 he produced The Regement of Princes, or De regimine principum, culled from a 13th-century work of the same name, for Henry, Prince of Wales. A tedious homily, it contains a touching accolade to Chaucer, whose portrait Hoccleve had painted on the manuscript to ensure that his appearance…

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    In 1411 he produced The Regement of Princes, or De regimine principum, culled from a 13th-century work of the same name, for Henry, Prince of Wales. A tedious homily, it contains a touching accolade to Chaucer, whose portrait Hoccleve had painted on the manuscript to ensure that his appearance…

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