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John Fall Princes Poem Lydgate Rhyme Royal Tells

John Lydgate's 1431 poem "The Fall of Princes" is written in rhyme royal and narrates the tragic stories of prominent historical and mythical figures from Adam to King John of France.

John Lydgate's poem "The Fall of Princes," written in rhyme royal and completed around 1431, recounts the tragic histories of significant figures from Adam to King John of France.

Front The fall of Princes
Back A poem
John Lydgate
Rhyme royal
1431 9
Tells the tragic stories of all the major Historical and mystical figures from Adam to king John of France

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