The History of Richard II: Digital Study Guide

Follow @drmattphillips The short summaries of journal articles on this website are designed for university students revising for exams, A-Level students writing essays, and anyone else interested in reading detailed and specialist research into late medieval England. Start by reading the  digital study guide , which provides a short introduction to the reign of Richard II. Then follow the links within the text to read more detail about specific topics. Each link takes you to a summary of a journal article. What is a journal article? A journal article is a specialist essay written by a professional historian – usually a lecturer or researcher at a university. Before being published they are peer-reviewed. This means that they are read and critiqued by other professional historians – sometimes articles are rejected and not published on the basis of this peer review. This helps to ensure that the research is of a high quality. Journal articles