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Reviewer: Lampman ( talk) 14:50, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
I am afraid I will have to fail this article, based on what I consider lack of reliable sources. The article is almost entirely based on chronicle sources, which are primary sources, and have to be critically interpreted by a modern authority before they can be used in a Wikipedia article. The natural starting point for this article would have been R. G. Davies' article in the new DNB, and the Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae. Further to this, there are other modern books and articles relevant to the subject and his period, including Allington-Smith's biography, N. Housley's article 'The bishop of Norwich's crusade, May 1383' in History Today (1983), M. Aston's 'The impeachment of Bishop Despenser' in the Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (1965), Saul's Richard II biography, Caferro's Hawkwood biography, McKisack's volume in the old Oxford History of England series, and Harriss' volume in the new series (also, Prestwich's Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages, p. 169, gives an assessment of the bishop's Flanders campaign). Some of these sources are referenced in the article, but they have not been used extensively. The one reference to the new DNB article links to the main page of the project, rather than to the specific article, which makes me doubt whether the article has been consulted at all. User:Ealdgyth has written a number of good articles on similar subjects; I'd advise you to look at her user page for examples. If contacted, I'm sure she will help you with hints and tips.
Although this is not a full review, I will mention some other issues I noticed about the article:
Otherwise I would like to commend you on the work done on expanding the article, and wish you good luck on further improvements. Lampman ( talk) 14:50, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Lampman ( talk) 14:50, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
I am afraid I will have to fail this article, based on what I consider lack of reliable sources. The article is almost entirely based on chronicle sources, which are primary sources, and have to be critically interpreted by a modern authority before they can be used in a Wikipedia article. The natural starting point for this article would have been R. G. Davies' article in the new DNB, and the Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae. Further to this, there are other modern books and articles relevant to the subject and his period, including Allington-Smith's biography, N. Housley's article 'The bishop of Norwich's crusade, May 1383' in History Today (1983), M. Aston's 'The impeachment of Bishop Despenser' in the Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (1965), Saul's Richard II biography, Caferro's Hawkwood biography, McKisack's volume in the old Oxford History of England series, and Harriss' volume in the new series (also, Prestwich's Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages, p. 169, gives an assessment of the bishop's Flanders campaign). Some of these sources are referenced in the article, but they have not been used extensively. The one reference to the new DNB article links to the main page of the project, rather than to the specific article, which makes me doubt whether the article has been consulted at all. User:Ealdgyth has written a number of good articles on similar subjects; I'd advise you to look at her user page for examples. If contacted, I'm sure she will help you with hints and tips.
Although this is not a full review, I will mention some other issues I noticed about the article:
Otherwise I would like to commend you on the work done on expanding the article, and wish you good luck on further improvements. Lampman ( talk) 14:50, 3 May 2010 (UTC)