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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... parliament came to be identified as the proper forum in which such assent should be given, and a parliament, moreover, that included the 'commons', the representatives of the shires and boroughs of the kingdom. Before the outbreak of ...
... parliament came to be identified as the proper forum in which such assent should be given, and a parliament, moreover, that included the 'commons', the representatives of the shires and boroughs of the kingdom. Before the outbreak of ...
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... parliament in R.G. Davies and J.H. Denton (eds.), The English Parliament in the Middle Ages (Manchester, 1981) make an excellent starting point for its study. Most of the seminal and vital works of J.S. Roskell are collected in his ...
... parliament in R.G. Davies and J.H. Denton (eds.), The English Parliament in the Middle Ages (Manchester, 1981) make an excellent starting point for its study. Most of the seminal and vital works of J.S. Roskell are collected in his ...
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... parliament at St Andrews, to which virtually all the prominent men of Scotland came as his lieges. Scotland seemed once more, as in 1296, to have bowed beneath the English yoke. In the peace that he now gave them, Edward treated the ...
... parliament at St Andrews, to which virtually all the prominent men of Scotland came as his lieges. Scotland seemed once more, as in 1296, to have bowed beneath the English yoke. In the peace that he now gave them, Edward treated the ...
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... parliament). Or perhaps it would be more correct to say that this should have been the effect, if Edward had stuck ... parliament of 1299. In 1300 the charters had once more to be solemnly confirmed in parliament, and a number of further ...
... parliament). Or perhaps it would be more correct to say that this should have been the effect, if Edward had stuck ... parliament of 1299. In 1300 the charters had once more to be solemnly confirmed in parliament, and a number of further ...
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... parliament of 1301, the opposition was still alert and active. A long bill was presented by Henry of Keighley, knight of the shire for Lancashire, in the name of the prelates and magnates. Its clauses returned to the attack on the ...
... parliament of 1301, the opposition was still alert and active. A long bill was presented by Henry of Keighley, knight of the shire for Lancashire, in the name of the prelates and magnates. Its clauses returned to the attack on the ...
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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