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The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, 1275-1504 - XIV: Edward IV. 1472-1483 (Hardcover, New)
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The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, 1275-1504 - XIV: Edward IV. 1472-1483 (Hardcover, New)
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A major contribution to the history of Parliament, to medieval
English history, and to the study of the English constitution.
ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW The rolls of parliament were the official
records of the meetings of the English parliament from the reign of
Edward I (1272-1307) until the reign of Henry VII (1485-1509),
after which they were superseded by the journals of thelords, and,
somewhat later, the commons. The three parliaments of Edward IV's
second reign are strikingly unbalanced. The first, which lasted
from 1472-75, was from the king's point of view mainly concerned
with financing theprojected war against France, but also sees the
final settlement of the Yorkist regime with former Lancastrians
making their peace and a further act of resumption reconsidering
earlier royal grants. The last two parliaments weremuch briefer
and, again from the king's perspective, mono-causal. That of
January 1478 was called to try Edward's brother the duke of
Clarence, although this is barely reflected in the roll itself.
Five years later Edward was in search of funding for his Scottish
war. The rolls from the period are reproduced in their entirely,
complemented by a full translation of all the texts from the three
languages used by the medieval clerks (Latin, Anglo-Normanand
Middle English). Dr Rosemary Horrox is Fellow and Director of
Studies in History, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
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