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Aspects of the turbulent rule of Richard II freshly examined. The
reign of Richard II is well known for its political turmoil as well
as its literary and artistic innovations, all areas explored by
Professor Nigel Saul during his distinguished career. The present
volume interrogates many familiar literary and narrative sources,
including works by Froissart, Gower, Chaucer, Clanvow, and the
Continuation of the Eulogium Historiarum, along with those less
well-known, such as coroner's inquests and gaol delivery
proceedings. The reign is also notorious for its larger than life
personalities - not least Richard himself. But how was he shaped by
other personalities? A prosopographical study of Richard's bishops,
a comparison of the literary biographies of his father the Black
Prince, and Bertrand du Guesclin, and a reconsideration of
Plantagenet family politics, all shed light on this question.
Meanwhile, Richard II's tomb reflects his desire to shape a new
vision of kingship. Commemoration more broadly was changing in the
late fourteenth century, and this volume includes several studies
of both individual and communal memorials of various types that
illustrate this trend: again, appropriately for an area Professor
Saul has made his own. Contributors: Mark Arvanigian, Caroline
Barron, Michael Bennett, Jerome Bertram, David Carpenter, Chris
Given-Wilson, Jill Havens, Claire Kennan, Hannes Kleineke, John
Leland, Joel Rosenthal, Christian Steer, George Stow, Jenny
Stratford, Kelcey Wilson-Lee.
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Fourteenth Century England XII (Hardcover)
James Bothwell, Jeffrey S. J.S. Hamilton; Contributions by Paul Dryburgh, Pierre Gaite, Christopher Given-Wilson, …
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Essays offer a lively snapshot of important topics. The essays
presented here draw on a number of different approaches and
perspectives to address and illuminate key aspects and issues of
the period. Longitudinal studies of king's confessors and corrodies
of the crown provide insights into the intersection of political,
religious and demographic currents over the longue duree, and are
complemented by studies of documentary sources of various kinds -
newsletters, chronicles, and municipal archives - to challenge
current understandings of important events and processes such as
the deposition of Edward II, the evolving identity of the
parliamentary peers, and Richard II's vision for the house of
Lancaster. Prosopographical and biographical studies of post-plague
clerics, and of knights within comital affinities and within their
own individual affinity groups, shed light on county communities
and gentry society; they also demonstrate the impact of the Black
Death on society at large, especially on the question of religious
continuity and discontinuity at the parish level. Contributors:
Paul Dryburgh, Pierre Gaite, Chris Given-Wilson, Michael Jones,
Taylor Kniphfer, Samuel Lane, Jonathan Mackman, Alison McHardy,
Matt Raven, David Robinson.
Essays exploring how England was governed during a tumultuous
period. The twin themes of power and authority in
fourteenth-century England, a century of transition between the
high and late medieval polities, run throughout this volume,
reflecting Professor Given-Wilson's seminal work in the area.
Covering the period between Edward I's final years and the tyranny
of Richard II, the volume encompasses political, social, economic
and administrative history through four major lens: central
governance, aristocratic politics, warfare, and English power
abroad. Topics covered include royal administrative efficiency; the
machinations of government clerks; the relationship between the
crown and market forces; the changing nature of noble titles and
lordship;and ideas of court politics, favouritism and loyalty.
Military policy is also examined, looking at army composition and
definitions of "war" and "rebellion". The book concludes with a
detailed study of treasonous English captainsaround Calais and a
broader examination of Plantagenet ambitions on the European stage.
REMY AMBUHL is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of
Southampton; JAMES BOTHWELL is Lecturer in Later Medieval Historyat
the University of Leicester; LAURA TOMPKINS is Research Manager at
Historic Royal Palaces. Contributors: Andrew Ayton, Michael
Bennett, Wendy R. Childs, Gwilym Dodd, David Green, J.S. Hamilton,
Andy King, Alison McHardy, Mark Ormrod, Michael Prestwich, Bridget
Wells-Furby
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Fourteenth Century England VIII (Hardcover)
Jeffrey S. J.S. Hamilton; Contributions by Beth Allison Barr, Charlotte Whatley, Katherine Harvey, Lisa Benz St John, …
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Fourteenth Century England has quickly established for itself a
deserved reputation for its scope and scholarship and for admirably
filling a gap in the publication of medieval studies. HISTORY
Drawing on a diverse range of documentary, literary and material
evidence, the contributors to this volume examine several
inter-related topics on political, social and cultural matters in
late medieval England. Aspects of both arms production and
armigerous society are explored, from the emergence of royal
armourers in the early fourteenth century to the social
implications of later armour and armorial bearings. Another major
focus is the church and religion more broadly. The nature and
significance of the ceremonial entry, the adventus, of bishops is
explored, as well as the legal impact of provisions in shaping
church-state relations in mid-century. Religious constructsof women
are considered in a comparative analysis of orthodox and Lollard
texts. Finally, a group of papers looks at aspects of politics at
the centre, with an examination of the queenship of Isabella of
France and the issue of the Mortimer inheritance in the early years
of Richard II. J.S. Hamilton is Professor and Chair, Department of
History, Baylor University. Contributors: Beth Allison Barr, Philip
Caudrey, Katherine Harvey, Mark King, Malcolm Mercer, Shelagh
Mitchell, Lisa Benz St John, Charlotte Whatley
A new review of the most significant issues of Edward II's reign.
Edward II presided over a turbulent and politically charged period
of English history, but to date he has been relatively neglected in
comparison to other fourteenth and fifteenth-century kings. This
book offers a significant re-appraisal of a much maligned monarch
and his historical importance, making use of the latest empirical
research and revisionist theories, and concentrating on people and
personalities, perceptions and expectations, rather than dry
constitutional analysis. Papers consider both the institutional and
the personal facets of Edward II's life and rule: his sexual
reputation, the royal court, the role of the king's household
knights, the nature of law and parliament in the reign, and
England's relations with Ireland and Europe. Contributors: J.S.
HAMILTON, W.M. ORMROD, IAN MORTIMER, MICHAEL PRESTWICH, ALISTAIR
TEBBIT, W.R. CHILDS, PAUL DRYBURGH, ANTHONY MUSSON, GWILYM DODD,
ALISON MARSHALL, MARTYN LAWRENCE, SEYMOUR PHILLIPS.
The fourteenth century was, for the English, a century which
witnessed dramatic and not always easily explicable changes of
fortune. In 1300, England's population was around seven million,
and Edward I seemed to be on the verge of turning the British Isles
into an English Empire. By 1400, its population was between three
and four million (due mainly to the Black Death), dreams of a
'British' empire had all but crumbled, and instead England had
become embroiled in a war - the Hundred Years' War - which was not
only ultimately disastrous, but which also established the French
as the 'national enemy' for many centuries to come. In addition,
despite the fact that before 1300 no reigning English monarch had
ever been deposed, by 1400 two had: Edward II in 1327, and Richard
II in 1399. Sandwiched between these two turbulent reigns, however,
came that of Edward III, one of the most successful, both
politically and militarily, in English history. It is against the
background of these remarkable fluctuations that the articles in
this volume, the second in the Fourteenth Century England series,
have been written. The range of subjects which they cover is wide:
from princely education to popular heresy, from national propaganda
to the familial and territorial power politics which occasioned the
downfall of kings. Taken together, they reinforce the view that,
whether viewed as calamitous or heroic, the fourteenth century was
never less than interesting.CHRIS GIVEN-WILSON is Professor of Late
Medieval History, University of St Andrews. Contributors: MARTIN
ALLEN, JOHN ARNOLD, PAULETTE BARTON, TOM BEAUMONT-JAMES, ALASTAIR
DUNN, JEFFREY HAMILTON, JILL C. HAVENS, ANDY KING, CARLA LORD,
SHELAGHMITCHELL, MICHAEL PRESTWICH, ARND REITMEIER, NIGEL SAUL.
Fourteenth Century England has quickly established for itself a
deserved reputation for its scope and scholarship and for admirably
filling a gap in the publication of medieval studies. HISTORY The
new research here covers a number of aspects of the politics and
culture of fourteenth-century England, including religious culture
and institutions as illustrated in the cult of Thomas of Lancaster,
preaching to women in thelater fourteenth century, and in the
Church's response to a royal fundraising campaign. There are
detailed examinations of prominent and less prominent individuals -
Bishop Thomas Hatfield, Agnes Maltravers, and Lord Thomas Despenser
- together with investigations of broader policy issues,
particularly the dispensation of justice in the reign of Richard
II. Finally, the intersection of environmental, political, and
economic issues is approached from two very different perspectives,
the development of royal landscapes and of the late medieval coal
industry. Contributors: JOHN T. MCQUILLEN, AMANDA RICHARDSON, A. K.
MCHARDY, CHRISTIAN D. LIDDY, J.S. BOTHWELL, BETH ALLISON BARR,
DIANE MARTIN, HELEN LACEY, JOHN LELAND, MARTYN LAWRENCE, ULRIKE
GRASSNICK, MARK ARVANIGIAN J.S. HAMILTON is Professor and Chair of
History at Baylor University.
Biennial volumes of new research on an eventful century coloured by
the Plantagenet dynasty. The fourteenth century is one of the most
turbulent and compelling periods of English history, reflected in
the vitality of the current scholarship devoted to it. This new
series provides a forum for the most recent research intothe
political, social, and ecclesiastical history of the century, and
complements earlier series from Boydell & Brewer, Anglo-Norman
Studies and Thirteenth Century England, which taken together offer
a complete overview of debate on the middle ages. The substantial
and significant studies in this volume have a particular focus on
political history, including examinations of Edward II's charter
witness lists and the consolidation of HenryIV's power in his early
years; other topics include the Black Death and law-making,
castle-building and memorials, war and chivalry in the
Scalacronica, and architecture in the courts of Edward III and
Charles V of France. Contributors: JEFFREY HAMILTON, ANDY KING, ROY
M. HAINES, ANTHONY MUSSON, GLORIA J. BETCHER, CYNTHIA J. NEVILLE,
CHRISTOPHER PHILPOTTS, CHARLES COULSON, MARY WHITELEY, NICHOLAS
ROGERS, LYNDA DENNISON, DOUGLAS BIGGS NIGEL SAUL is Professor of
Medieval History, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College,
University of London.
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