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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... land, aside from the king's own council and parliament, and was so called because of its concern with all matters that affected the crown. The Court of Common Pleas (often called the 'bench' simply) dealt with cases between parties and ...
... land, aside from the king's own council and parliament, and was so called because of its concern with all matters that affected the crown. The Court of Common Pleas (often called the 'bench' simply) dealt with cases between parties and ...
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... lands by the sword; and by the sword I will defend them against any who may wish to take them. For the king did not by himself conquer and subject the land, but our ancestors were his partners and companions in the business.'' These ...
... lands by the sword; and by the sword I will defend them against any who may wish to take them. For the king did not by himself conquer and subject the land, but our ancestors were his partners and companions in the business.'' These ...
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... land tenure. This meant that the king retained his right to his feudal 'incidents': to the wardship of the heir of a ... lands held of the king without a royal license. Still more important, the estates of a tenant in chief who died ...
... land tenure. This meant that the king retained his right to his feudal 'incidents': to the wardship of the heir of a ... lands held of the king without a royal license. Still more important, the estates of a tenant in chief who died ...
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... land. The death of the Maid of Norway was therefore a blow to Edward I, upsetting carefully prepared plans. Margaret was the only surviving descendant of Alexander III, and when she died it was not clear who had the best claim to her ...
... land. The death of the Maid of Norway was therefore a blow to Edward I, upsetting carefully prepared plans. Margaret was the only surviving descendant of Alexander III, and when she died it was not clear who had the best claim to her ...
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... lands of those who had opposed him he restored; there were no great punitive measures. The government of the kingdom ... land to be ready to go with him to Flanders. Later, the two of them appeared armed in the Exchequer, to protest ...
... lands of those who had opposed him he restored; there were no great punitive measures. The government of the kingdom ... land to be ready to go with him to Flanders. Later, the two of them appeared armed in the Exchequer, to protest ...
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