Ruling Fourteenth-Century England: Essays in Honour of Christopher Given-Wilson - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1783274352 ISBN 13: 9781783274352

Publisher: Boydell Press, 2019

Synopsis

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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About the Authors

RÉMY AMBÜHL is Associate Professor in Medieval History at the University of Southampton, UK.

ALISON K. MCHARDY was formerly Reader in Medieval English History at the University of Nottingham.

ANDY KING is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Southampton, UK.

BRIDGET WELLS-FURBY is an independent scholar whose research focus is England in the reigns of Edward I and Edward II. Her principal interest in the many factors that influenced the creation, growth, and dissolution of landed estates has provoked an eclectic range of published research, covering many aspects of the lives of the English nobility and gentry.

GWILYM DODD is Associate Professor of History at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783274352
• ISBN 13: 9781783274352
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 318
• Editor: Ambühl Dr Rémy, Bothwell James, Tompkins Laura