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The Bigod Earls of Norfolk in the Thirteenth Century (Hardcover, New)
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The Bigod Earls of Norfolk in the Thirteenth Century (Hardcover, New)
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Study of one of the most influential aristocratic families of
medieval England. The Bigods were one of the most powerful and
important families in thirteenth-century England. They are chiefly
remembered for their dramatic interventions in high politics. Roger
III Bigod (c. 1209-70) famously led the march on Westminster Hall
in 1258 against Henry III, while Roger IV Bigod (1245-1306)
confronted Edward I in 1297 in similar fashion. This book is the
first full-scale study of these two earls, and explores in depth
the reasons thatled each of them to take the extreme step of
confronting his king. It is only in part, however, a political
study. In seeking to understand the motives that lay behind their
public actions, the book scrutinizes the earls' privateaffairs. It
establishes for the first time the precise extent of their landed
estate, the size of their incomes, and the membership and quality
of their affinities. It also examines their relationships with
friends and relatives,their building works, and even their
personalities. Extensive use is made throughout of unpublished
manuscript sources: in particular, the hundreds of ministers'
accounts that have survived from the administration of Roger IV
Bigod, and the charters given by both earls, which are calendared
and translated in an appendix.
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