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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... later medieval history of these two lands, and it has been of such high quality, as to render this attempt at genuflexion towards the 'British dimension' of the history of these islands totally inadequate, as well as obsolete - and even ...
... later medieval history of these two lands, and it has been of such high quality, as to render this attempt at genuflexion towards the 'British dimension' of the history of these islands totally inadequate, as well as obsolete - and even ...
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... late Middle Ages in England. It marks neither the beginning nor the end of a reign: in tact it was the eighteenth year of King Edward I, who had another seventeen years of authority ahead of him. All the same, it is an important date ...
... late Middle Ages in England. It marks neither the beginning nor the end of a reign: in tact it was the eighteenth year of King Edward I, who had another seventeen years of authority ahead of him. All the same, it is an important date ...
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... late thirteenth century), and of the number and variety of writs instituting proceedings, mastery of the common law and its intricacies had become a branch of learning ... late Middle Ages were to witness the further decline 4 Introduction.
... late thirteenth century), and of the number and variety of writs instituting proceedings, mastery of the common law and its intricacies had become a branch of learning ... late Middle Ages were to witness the further decline 4 Introduction.
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A Political History M.H. Keen. the late Middle Ages were to witness the further decline of his office. A series of other officials, most of them like the sheriff recruited from among the substantial county gentry, discharged specialized ...
A Political History M.H. Keen. the late Middle Ages were to witness the further decline of his office. A series of other officials, most of them like the sheriff recruited from among the substantial county gentry, discharged specialized ...
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... later monarchs were granted by parliaments). The other was a 'lay subsidy ... late thirteenth century were occasionally assessed for parliamentary taxes, in the ... medieval England. The conditions on which they were granted were often ...
... later monarchs were granted by parliaments). The other was a 'lay subsidy ... late thirteenth century were occasionally assessed for parliamentary taxes, in the ... medieval England. The conditions on which they were granted were often ...
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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