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Petitions to the Crown from English Religious Houses, c.1272-c.1485 (Hardcover)
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Petitions to the Crown from English Religious Houses, c.1272-c.1485 (Hardcover)
Series: Canterbury & York Society
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Petitions are vital sources for our knowledge of life in the middle
ages. A selection is presented here with English summaries, notes,
and introduction. Through the petitions which they addressed to the
crown the people of medieval England speak to us directly: the
human interest stories they reveal are perhaps the nearest thing to
local newspapers which the middle ages have leftus. Petitions were
the subject's last resort when normal channels of law and
government had failed, and offered kings the opportunity to
exercise qualities of generosity, compassion, and sound judgment.
However, despite their importance, they have not hitherto been
recognized as a source for ecclesiastical history, a gap which this
volume rectifies. A selection of over 200 cases shows the religious
of medieval England taking full advantage of this mechanism,
petitioning as landowners, neighbours, citizens, individuals, and
religious orders. The subjects covered range from requests for tax
rebates, and complaints about royal officials, to disputes with
tenants, with townsmen, monastic rivals, and ecclesiastical
superiors. National politics and international warfare are also
represented, as are coastal erosion, and higher education. English
summaries, explanatory notes and an extensive introduction enhance
the reader's appreciation of this rich and remarkable resource. Dr
Gwilym Dodd is Lecturer in History at the University of Nottingham,
where Dr Alison K. McHardy also taught until her retirement.
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