Draws on contemporary sources to present a reign-by-reign chronicle of the English court fool from his origins in Carolingian Europe and Celtic Ireland to Archy Armstrong, jester to James I. Among topics covered are innocents or natural fools, the evolution of the Tudor jester from his medieval antecedents, biographies of Henry VIII's fool, and Shakespeare's player fools. Includes b&w and color illustrations. Distributed by Books International. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
