England in the Later Middle Ages: A Political HistoryFirst published to wide critical acclaim in 1973, England in the Later Middle Ages has become a seminal text for students studying this diverse, complex period. This spirited work surveys the period from Edward I to the death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, which heralded in the Tudor Age. |
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... claim), for these are the sources that are currently shedding most new light on the history of the age. But I believe that there may still be this to be said for looking at it in a rather traditional way; that if they could be consulted ...
... claim), for these are the sources that are currently shedding most new light on the history of the age. But I believe that there may still be this to be said for looking at it in a rather traditional way; that if they could be consulted ...
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... claim to her vacant throne. The strongest competitors were John de Balliol, Lord of Galloway (and a substantial landowner besides in northern England), and Robert Bruce, Lord of Annandale. Both were descended in the female line from ...
... claim to her vacant throne. The strongest competitors were John de Balliol, Lord of Galloway (and a substantial landowner besides in northern England), and Robert Bruce, Lord of Annandale. Both were descended in the female line from ...
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... claim that he was the rightful overlord of Scotland was just, a traitor is what Wallace technically was; but in the eyes of his countrymen he has always, and deservedly, been regarded as a martyr in their cause. The pacification of 1304 ...
... claim that he was the rightful overlord of Scotland was just, a traitor is what Wallace technically was; but in the eyes of his countrymen he has always, and deservedly, been regarded as a martyr in their cause. The pacification of 1304 ...
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... claim to the Scots kingship. On 25 March he was crowned at Scone, in the presence of bishops Wishart of Glasgow and Lamberton of St Andrews, and of the earls of Atholl, Lennox and Menteith. A new chapter had opened in the history of ...
... claim to the Scots kingship. On 25 March he was crowned at Scone, in the presence of bishops Wishart of Glasgow and Lamberton of St Andrews, and of the earls of Atholl, Lennox and Menteith. A new chapter had opened in the history of ...
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... of the subject 'arbitrarily put aside'. This long and varied list of grievances makes it clear that the earls were justified in claiming that the matters of which they complained affected not just 36 Edward I and Edward II 1290-1330.
... of the subject 'arbitrarily put aside'. This long and varied list of grievances makes it clear that the earls were justified in claiming that the matters of which they complained affected not just 36 Edward I and Edward II 1290-1330.
Contents
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The reign of Edward II and its aftermath | 46 |
12901330 | 67 |
13301338 | 85 |
13371360 | 99 |
13301360 | 117 |
an overview | 137 |
Church and state in the later Middle Ages | 160 |
The reign of Henry IV | 242 |
parliament and the council | 261 |
The reign of Henry V | 281 |
14221453 | 302 |
14221450 | 325 |
14501461 | 347 |
Edward IVand Richard III | 369 |
England under the Yorkists | 394 |
Mysticism Wyclif and Lollardy | 180 |
13601381 | 201 |
The reign of Richard II | 219 |
Thc Woodville Family | 459 |
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administration alliance Archbishop Archbishop Arundel army Arundel assent authority Balliol barons bastard feudal Beaufort Bishop Brittany Burgundy Calais Cambridge campaign church claim clergy commons council councillors counties court crown Despensers duchy Duke Earl Edward II's reign Edward III Edward III's English estates exchequer export favour feudal fifteenth century Flanders force fourteenth century French Gascony gentry Gloucester grant heir Henry Henry VI Henry's host household Hundred Years War important influence justice K.B. McFarlane King of France king's kingdom knights labour Lancaster Lancastrian land late medieval Later Middle Ages Lollard London lords magnates March Medieval England ment merchants military Mortimer Normandy Ordinances Oxford parliament peace peers Percy period Philip political pope Prince promised R.P. vol realm remained revolt Richard Richard II royal Scotland Scots shire Somerset statute subsidy summoned taxation Thomas throne tion took treason treaty truce V. H. Galbraith Wales Warwick wool Wyclif York Yorkist