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This series [pushes] the boundaries of knowledge and [develops] new
trends in approach and understanding. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW Of
necessity, historians of the late Middle Ages have to rely on an
eclectic mix of sources, ranging from the few remaining medieval
buildings, monuments, illuminated manuscripts and miscellaneous
artefacts, to a substantial but often uncatalogued body of
documentary material, much of it born of the medieval
administrator's penchant for record keeping. Exploring this
evidence requires skills in lateral thinking and interpretation -
qualities which are manifested in this volume. Employing the
copious legal records kept by the English Crown, one essay reveals
the thinking behind exceptions to pardons sold by successive kings,
while another, using clerical taxation returns, adds colour to
contemporary criticism of friars for betraying their vows of
poverty. Case studies of the registers of two hospitals, one in
London the other in Canterbury, lead to insights into the relations
of their administrators with civic and spiritual authorities. A
textual dissection of the epilogues in William Caxton's early
printed works focuses on the universal desire for commemoration.
Other essays about royal livery collars and the English coinage are
nourished by material remains, and where contemporary records fail
to survive, as in the listing of burials in parish churches, notes
kept by sixteenth-century heralds and antiquaries provide clues for
novel identifications. The book-ends are exemplars of the
historian's craft: the one, taking as its starting point the will
of Ralph, Lord Cromwell, explores in forensic detail how his
executors coped with their enormous task in a time of civil war;
the other,by examining research into the economy of
fifteenth-century England undertaken since the 1880s, provides an
over-view which scholars of the period will find invaluable.
Contributors: Martin Allen, Christopher Dyer, David Harry, Susanne
Jenks, Maureen Jurkowski, Simon Payling, Euan Roger, Christian
Steer, Sheila Sweetinburgh, Matthew Ward.
First full examination of the medieval livery collar, form,
function, and significance. The livery collar had a pervasive
presence in late-medieval England. Worn about the neck to denote
service to a lord, references to the collar abound in government
records, contemporary chronicles and correspondence, and many
depictions of the collar can be found in illuminated manuscripts
and on church monuments. From the fifteenth century the collar was
regarded as a powerful symbol of royal power, the artefact
associating the recipient with the king; italso played a
significant function in the construction and articulation of
political and other group identities during the period. This first
book-length study of the livery collar examines its cultural and
political significance from the late fourteenth to the early
sixteenth centuries, in particular between 1450 and 1500, the
period associated with the Wars of the Roses. It explores the
principal meanings bestowed on the collar, considers the itemin its
various political contexts, and places the collar within the sphere
of medieval identity construction. It also investigates the motives
which lay behind its distribution, shedding new light on the nature
and understanding of royal power at the time.
First full examination of the medieval livery collar, form,
function, and significance. The livery collar had a pervasive
presence in late-medieval England. Worn about the neck to denote
service to a lord, references to the collar abound in government
records, contemporary chronicles and correspondence, and many
depictions of the collar can be found in illuminated manuscripts
and on church monuments. From the fifteenth century the collar was
regarded as a powerful symbol of royal power, the artefact
associating the recipient with the king; it also played a
significant function in the construction and articulation of
political and other group identities during the period. This first
book-length study of the livery collar examines its cultural and
political significance from the late fourteenth to the early
sixteenth centuries, in particular between 1450 and 1500, the
period associated with the Wars of the Roses. It explores the
principal meanings bestowed on the collar, considers the item in
its various political contexts, and places the collar within the
sphere of medieval identity construction. It also investigates the
motives which lay behind its distribution, shedding new light on
the nature and understanding of royal power at the time.
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