Bernard André

Bernard André, O.E.S.A. (1450–1522), also known as Bernard Andreas André, was a French Augustinian friar, poet, chronicler of the reign of Henry VII of England, and poet laureate.

Biography

A native of Toulouse, André was tutor to Prince Arthur of England, and probably had a share in the education of the future King Henry VIII. He was also a tutor at Oxford. It is believed that he was blind.

Works

André's writings are mostly in Latin. They are often typical contemporary Renaissance styles in thought and diction. His Historia Henrici Septimi was edited (1858) by James Gairdner, who noted André's chronicle of events in the Cornish Rebellion of 1497 was of somewhat limited value, because it was used "only as one of the very few sources of contemporary information in a particularly obscure period".

Bibliography

Attribution

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Bernard André". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites:
  • J. Gairdner, Memorials of Henry VII in Rolls Series (London 1858) — For André's Life of Henry VII;
  • Gairdner, J. (1885–1900). "Andreas, Bernard" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  • Gardiner and Mullinger, Introduction to the Study of English History (4th ed., 1903), 303, 304.
• Bernard André, The Life of Henry VII, translated and introduced by Daniel Hobbins (New York: Italica Press, 2011).