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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... promised more effective protection or greater reward, and there was nothing legally to prevent his doing so. Effective government, in these circumstances depended far less on the work of the central bureaucracy than it did on the ...
... promised more effective protection or greater reward, and there was nothing legally to prevent his doing so. Effective government, in these circumstances depended far less on the work of the central bureaucracy than it did on the ...
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... promised in due course (if the children survived) to round off an imperium for the English royal house over the whole of the British Isles. It also offered a simple and peaceful solution to the problem of Anglo-Scottish relations, for ...
... promised in due course (if the children survived) to round off an imperium for the English royal house over the whole of the British Isles. It also offered a simple and peaceful solution to the problem of Anglo-Scottish relations, for ...
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... promised for the future, at least some essential advantages. He could certainly clear up the old question of the superior right of the English crown over Scotland. It was in this spirit that he approached the question of arbitration, in ...
... promised for the future, at least some essential advantages. He could certainly clear up the old question of the superior right of the English crown over Scotland. It was in this spirit that he approached the question of arbitration, in ...
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... promises made in the Confirmatio on his behalf, and which he explicitly confirmed himself on his return from Flanders in March 1298. In 1298 Edward made some further concessions. He ordered a perambulation of the forests, to re ...
... promises made in the Confirmatio on his behalf, and which he explicitly confirmed himself on his return from Flanders in March 1298. In 1298 Edward made some further concessions. He ordered a perambulation of the forests, to re ...
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Contents
23 | |
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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