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Non-Fiction Books
Political History
Blood-red the Roses: the Wars of the Roses
Alderman, Clifford Lindsey
Hardback
Published: 1973
SBN: 561-00172-3
Publisher: Bailey Bros & Swinfen Limited
Subjects covered: Campaigns; politics
Synopsis: ‘For thirty-five years the Houses of York and Lancaster engaged in a bloody struggle for the throne of England’ – a popularised account of the campaigns and the political history of the period.
Medieval Reams
Allison, Richard; Brown, Carole
Paperback
Published: 1990
ISBN: 185-276-120-2
Publisher: Folens
Subjects covered: Women; church; castles; towns; trades; crusades; Peasants Revolt; Richard III
Synopsis: Social and political history of the Middle Ages for primary school children, with illustrations, questions and ideas for activities.
New Cambridge Medieval History, Vol VII c1415-c1500
Allmand, Christopher (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1998
ISBN: 0521-382-963
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Subjects covered: Europe; culture; art; Europe
Synopsis: New edition of the standard history of the Medieval world: sections deal with government, cultural and artistic life and the political history of individual countries (“Lancastrian England” by Edward Powell and “Yorkist and Early Tudor England” by Rosemary Horrox).
Crown, Government and People in the 15th Century
Archer, Rowena E (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1995
ISBN: 0312-125-917
Publisher: St Martin’s Press
Subjects covered: Margaret of Anjou; Henry VI; Henry VII; Duchy of Lancaster; Pastons; Calais
Synopsis: Ten essays from a conference at Manchester College, Oxford in 1992, covering social, political and biographical themes.
Rulers and Ruled in Late Medieval England: essays presented to Gerald Harris
Archer, Rowena (Editor); Walker, Simon (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1995
ISBN: 852-851-333
Publisher: Hambledon Press
Subjects covered: Courtiers; noble diet; Henry IV; John Mowbray; Norfolk; Sir John Fastolfe; Stonors; Henry VII
Synopsis: Fourteen essays on the theme of power
England, France and Burgundy in the Fifteenth Century
Armstrong, C A J (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1983
ISBN: 0907-628-133
Publisher: Hambledon Press
Subjects covered: St Albans; Wars of the Roses; Sir John Fastolfe; Henry VII; Cecily, Duchess of York
Synopsis: Collection of 15 articles by Armstrong, five in French, originally published between 1939 and 1976, on biographical and political themes, some are available for loan separately as papers.
The Perkin Warbeck Conspiracy 1491-1499
Arthurson, Ian
Hardback
Published: 1994
ISBN: 086-299-7429
Paperback
Published: 1994
ISBN: 086-299-7429
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Perkin Warbeck; France; Scotland
Synopsis: Detailed examination of Warbeck’s campaign from 1491 until his death, against the background of international politics; assumes his confession was true.
The Fifteenth Century: the Prospect of Europe
Aston, Margaret (Editor)
Paperback
Published: 1968
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Subjects covered: Europe
Synopsis: Illustrated study of the emergence of Europe as an entity during the 15th century.
The Relations between the Royal Government and the City of York 1377-1470
Attreed, Lorraine C
Thesis
Published: 1979
Subjects covered: York; towns
Synopsis: The medieval town’s desire for autonomy and independence from royal intervention balanced against the benefits and protection which the royal government provided.
England and the Low Countries in the Late Middle Ages
Barron, Caroline (Editor); Saul, Nigel (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1995
ISBN: 075-090-861-0
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: England; Low Countries; John of Gaunt; Eton College; trade; books
Synopsis: Eight papers from the Royal Holloway College in 1991 illustrating the importance of the political, cultural and trade links between the two areas.
The Government of Late Medieval England 1272-1461
Brown, A L
Paperback
Published: 1989
ISBN: 07131-6380-1
Publisher: Edward Arnold
Subjects covered: King; household; council; civil service; finance; parliament; militia; legal system
Synopsis: Covers the king and his household and council, the civil service, finance, military forces, the legal system and parliament.
England under the Tudors: King Henry VII 1485-1509
Busch, Wilhelm; Translated: A M Todd
Hardback – Facsimile Reprint
Published: 1965
Subjects covered: Henry VII.
Synopsis: Account of the reign of Henry VII, including information drawn from continental sources. Comments by James Gairdner.
A History of Parliament: the Middle Ages
Butt, Ronald
Paperback
Published: 1991
ISBN: 009-470 6301
Publisher: Constable
Subjects covered: Parliament; Edward IV; Edward V; Richard III; Henry VI
Synopsis: Narrative History of the evolution of Parliament.
Little Arthur’s History of England
Callcott, Maria
Hardback
Published: 1886
Publisher: Ohn Murray
Subjects covered: Children’s tales: Henry VII
Synopsis: Victorian children’s moral tales from history.
The Golden Age of Burgundy from the French
D Weightman Calmette, Joseph; Translated from the French by D Weightman
Hardback
Published: 1962
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Subjects covered: Burgundy; Philip the Bold; John the Fearless; Philip the good; Charles the Rash
Synopsis: Burgundy 1364-1477: Philip the Bold, John the Fearless, Philip the Good and Charles the Rash.
Cambridge Medieval History: Vol 8: the Close of the Middle Ages
Previte-Orton, C W (Editor); Brooke Z N (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1936
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Subjects covered: Empire; arts; education; warfare; Hundred Years War; countries; Lancastrians; Yorkists
Synopsis: Formerly the standard work of 15th century Europe, with chapters on each country and on general topics eg warfare, education, the arts etc. See under ALLMAND for the new series.
The Wars of the Roses: politics and the constitution in England c1437-1509
Carpenter, Christine
Paperback
Published: 1997
ISBN: 0521-318742
Paperback Published: 1999 ISBN: 0521-318742
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; Henry VI; Edward IV; Edward V; Richard III; Henry VII; politics
Synopsis: Study of how governance was supposed to work in the 15th century, what went wrong and how it was put right.
Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII
Chrimes, S B
Hardback
Published: 1966
Publisher: Macmillan
Subjects covered: Lancaster; York; Henry VII; Edward IV; Richard III; Henry VI
Synopsis: General survey of political and dynastic history of the 15th century.
Fifteenth Century England 1399-1509: studies in politics and society
Chrimes, S B (Editor); Ross, C D (Editor); Griffiths, R A (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1972
ISBN: 071-900-511-6
Paperback Date: 1995
ISBN: 075-09-0923-4
Publisher: Manchester University Press (1972) / Alan Sutton (1995)
Subjects covered: Politics; Society; Henry IV; Henry VI; Edward IV; Henry VII; magnates; knights; gentry; north of England; Wales; marches
Synopsis: Seven papers on 15th century political and social history, including Henry VI, Edward IV, Henry VII.
The Wars of the Roses (The British at War Series)
Cole, Hubert
Hardback
Published: 1973
ISBN: 0246-106-182
Publisher: 2 copies: The Bookclub Associates and Hart-Davis, Macgibbon Limited
Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; campaigns; politics
Synopsis: Popularised illustrated account of the campaigns and political history of the time.
Lancastrians and Yorkists: the Wars of the Roses (Seminar Studies in History)
Cook, David R (Editor)
Paperback
Published: 1985
ISBN: 0582-35384-X
Paperback
Published: 1993
ISBN: 0582-35384-X
Publisher: Longman
Subjects covered: Henry VI; Jack Cade; Edward IV; Richard III; Richard of York; Warwick the Kingmaker
Synopsis: Concise introduction to the history of the period with extracts from relevant documents (in modernised spelling) and a bibliography.
English Society and Government in the 15th Century: a selection of articles from ‘History Today’
Crowder, C M D (Editor)
Paperback
Published: 1967
Publisher: Oliver & Boyd
Subjects covered: Richard III; politics; government; society; Peasants’ Revolt; William Caxton
Synopsis: Includes AR Myer’s “The Character of Richard III”
The Legacy of the Middle Ages
Crump, G C (Editor); Jacob, E F (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1927
Publisher: Oxford at the Clarendon Press
Subjects covered: Religion; art; literature; philosophy; education; law; society; government.
Synopsis: Covering all topics above of medieval society.
A History of Ireland
Curtis, Edmund
Hardback
Published: 1965
Catalogue No: 023396-33
Publisher: Methuen
Subjects covered: Ireland
Synopsis: Concise history from earliest times to the twentieth century.
The Wars of the Roses (‘History in Depth’ Series)
Dawson, Ian (Editor)
Paperback
Published: 1990
ISBN: 0333-485-246
Publisher: Macmillan
Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; politics
Synopsis: For secondary school pupils: history of the period 1450-1485 with illustrations, quotations from sources and suggestions for further work.
The Church, Politics and Patronage in the 15th Century
Dobson, R B (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1984
ISBN: 086-299-041-6
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Church; politics; patronage; religion; taxation; bishops; Papacy
Synopsis: Ten papers from a colloquium at the University of York in 1982 on the role of the church in medieval society and state.
Lord Hastings Indentured Retainers 146301481: the lawfulness of livery and retaining under the Yorkists and the Tudors
Dunham, William Huse (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1970
ISBN: 0208-009-892
Publisher: Archon Books
Subjects covered: William Hastings; Retainers.
Synopsis: The rise and fall of Lord Hastings and his use of retaining.
Courts, Counties and the Capital in the Later Middle Ages
Dunn, Diana (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1996
ISBN: 07509-1149-2
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Local government; Chester; Mystery Plays; central government; Edward IV; Order of the Garter; court; culture; learning; girls.
Synopsis: Ten essays from a conference at Chester in 1994 on the themes of relations between local and central government and the court as the centre of culture and learning.
The Wars of the Rises: or stories of the struggle of York and Lancaster
Edgar, J G
Hardback
Published: 1859
Publisher: Josiah Allen
Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses
Synopsis: Narrative of the course of events from the plucking of the Roses in the Temple Gardens to the destruction of Richard III at Bosworth.
Aspekte des Englischen ‘de facto’ Gesetzes vom 14 Oktober 1495
Eising, Karl Michael
Paperback (thesis)
Published: 1994
ISBN: 382-528-5213
Publisher: LIT
Subjects covered: Henry VII; treason
Synopsis: Dissertation for doctorate at the Institute of Legal History of the University of Munster, Germany on Henry VII’s Act that ‘noe person going with the Kinge to the Warres shal be attaint of treason’
Wales and the War of the Roses (original published in 1915 but 1995 reprint has an introduction by Ralph Griffiths)
Evans, Howell Thomas
Hardback
Published: 1995
ISBN: 07509-092-26
Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing
Subjects covered: Wales; marches; Mortimer’s Cross; Ludford campaign; Herberts; Tudors; Warwick the Kingmaker; Henry Tudor; Jasper Tudor; Bosworth
Synopsis: Classic study of the role of Wales and the Marches in the struggle between York and Lancaster.
The Age of Plantagenet and Valois
Fowler, Kenneth
Hardback
Published: 1980
ISBN: 0905-746-090
Publisher: Ferndale
Subjects covered: Hundred Years War; Europe; France; Plantagenets; Valois; armies; arts; patronage
Synopsis: Large format well-illustrated survey of the Hundred Years War and the struggle for supremacy in Europe 1328-1498, the social and economic effects of the war, court patronage and the arts.
The Houses of Lancaster and York, with the Conquest and Loss of France
Gairdner, James
Hardback
Published: 1875
Hardback
Published: 1883
Publisher: Longmans, Green & Company
Subjects covered: France; Lancaster; York; Hundred Years War; John of Gaunt; Wat Tyler; Owen Glendower; Henry IV; Buckingham’s Rebellion; Joan of Arc; Jack Cade
Synopsis: Brief history of the period 1399 to 1485
Richard III and Buckingham’s Rebellion
Gill, Louise
Hardback
Published: 1999
ISBN: 07509-1686-9
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Buckingham’s Rebellion; Henry Stafford, duke of Buckingham; Richard III
Synopsis: Detailed study of the rebellion of 1483 and its aftermath.
Richard III: A Medieval Kingship
Gillingham, John (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1993
ISBN: 185-585-100-8
Paperback
Published: 1993
ISBN: 185-585-203-9
Publisher: Collins & Brown
Subjects covered: Richard of Gloucester; Richard III; kingship; foreign policy; court; culture; government; soldier; reputation
Synopsis: Chapters by seven different historians on aspects of Richard’s life, reign and reputation.
The New Monarchy: England 1471-1534 (Historical Association Studies Series)
Goodman, Anthony (Editor)
Paperback
Published: 1989
ISBN: 0631-149-279
Publisher: Basil Blackwell
Subjects covered: Yorkists; Tudors; monarchy; household; finances; kings; militia; society; Parliament; image; royalty
Synopsis: Concise account of the changes in the theory and practice of government under the Yorkists and early Tudors.
Independence and Nationhood: Scotland 1306-1469 (New History of Scotland Vol 3)
Grant, Alexander (Editor)
Paperback
Published: 1984
ISBN: 07131-6309-7
Publisher: Edward Arnold
Subjects covered: Scotland; government; nobility; Church; economy; wars; politics’ society
Synopsis: The evolution of a distinctively Scottish government, nobility, Church and economy.
The Later Plantagenets: a survey of English History between 1306 and 1485
Green, V H H
Hardback
Published: 1966
Hardback
Published: 1970
ISBN: 7131-5176-5
Publisher: Edward Arnold
Subjects covered: Genealogy; Plantagenets; religion; government; Edward II; Edward III; Henry IV; Henry V; Henry VI; Edward IV; Richard III; Wars of the Roses
Synopsis: Includes useful genealogical tables.
King and Country
Griffiths, Ralph A (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1991
ISBN: 185-285-0183
Publisher: The Hambledon Press
Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; kings; court; politics; Henry VI; Henry Tudor; Katherine de Valois; Eleanor Cobham; Duke Humphrey of Gloucester; Richard of York; Percies; Nevilles; Duke of Exeter
Synopsis: Reprint of 21 articles on a wide range of biographical and historical topics; some available as separate papers – see the Catalogue of Papers Part One.
Patronage, the Crown and the Provinces in later Medieval England
Griffiths, Ralph A (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1981
ISBN: 0904-387453
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Rumour; propaganda; public opinion; queens; patronage; towns; church; John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset
Synopsis: Eight papers from a symposium at University College, Swansea in 1979; including studies of rumour, propaganda, and public opinion, 15th Century queens, and patronage in towns and in the church.
Kings and Nobles in the Later Middle Ages, a tribute to Charles Ross
Griffiths, Ralph A (Editor); Sherborne, James (Editor)
Hardback
Published; 1986
ISBN: 086-299-298-2
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Crown; nobility; John of Gaunt; Richard III; William, Lord Hastings; Henry VII; Margaret Beaufort
Synopsis: Fifteen papers by colleagues of the late Professor Ross on themes related to the crown and the nobility.
The Dissolution of the Lancastrian Kingship: Sir John Fortescue and the Crisis of Monarchy in Fifteenth Century England
Gross, Anthony
Hardback
Published: 1996
ISBN: 187-161590-9
Publisher: Paul Watkins, Stamford
Subjects covered: Politics; Sir John Fortescue; Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Lancastrians; court; Wars of the Roses; William Worcester
Synopsis: The author challenges the traditional view of the late Lancastrian Court as one struggling to survive by tracing an intelligent Lancastrian strategy, led not by Henry VI or Queen Margaret but by their ministers and principally by Sir John Fortescue. Gross analyses Sir John Fortescue’s Governance of England to show that his books were more intimately associated with the immediate political struggle than previously recognised.
The Chronicles of the Wars of the Roses
Hallam, Elizabeth (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1988
ISBN: 0297-794-396
Publisher: 2 copies: Weidenfield & Nicolson / Guild Publishing
Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; Chronicles; Henry VI; Edward IV; Richard III; Richard of York; Warwick the Kingmaker
Synopsis: Extracts from contemporary accounts of events 1377-1485 (spelling modernised) with 100 short essays, giving background information on people, politics, social and artistic history; large format, lavishly illustrated volume.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages Vol 3 only
Hallam, Henry
Hardback
Published: 1872
Hardback
Published: 1878
Publisher: John Murray
Subjects covered: Constitution; society; Europe
Synopsis: Rather out-of-date constitutional and social history.
Richard III: Loyalty Lordship and Law
Hammond, P W (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1986
ISBN: 094-899-301-4
Paperback
Published: 2000
ISBN: 1900-289-377
Publisher: Richard III & Yorkist History Trust
Subjects covered: Edward IV; Princes in the Tower; pre-contract; Richard III; John Howard; Margaret Beaufort; James III; Bosworth; bones
Synopsis: Eight papers from a symposium at Cambridge University in 1984; including studies of Edward IV’ pre-contract, Richard as ‘Good Prince’ and the bones of the ‘Princes’.
City and Spectacle in Medieval Europe
Hanawalt, Barbara A (Editor); Ryerson, Kathryn L (Editor)
Paperback
Published: 1994
ISBN: 081-662-360-0
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Subjects covered: Europe; cities; ceremonial; politics; England; Spain; France; Italy; the Netherlands; ritual; religion; entertainment
Synopsis: Essays on ceremonies as statements of political power, as pleas for divine intervention and as expressions of popular culture, with references from England, Spain, France, Italy and the Netherlands.
Bastard Feudalism
Hicks, Michael
Paperback
Published: 1995
ISBN: 0582-060-923
Publisher: Longman
Subjects covered: Bastard Feudalism; retainers; politics
Synopsis: New examination of the relationship between the lord and his household and retainers, its legality, how it operated in peace and war, in politics and local government and its decline in the 17th Century.
Richard III and his Rivals: magnates and their motives in the Wars of the Roses
Hicks, Michael (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1991
ISBN: 1-85258-053-1
Publisher: Hambledon Press
Subjects covered: Richard III, George, Duke of Clarence, Thomas Cook, William, Lord Hastings, Hungerfords; John, Duke of Bedford; Earl of Northumberland; John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset; Woodvilles.
Synopsis: Reprint of 24 articles on a wide rage of biographical and historical topics including: Richard III, the Duke of Clarence, Thomas Cook, Lord Hastings, the Hungerford family, George Neville Duke of Bedford, the fourth Earl of Northumberland, Somerset and the Woodvilles; some are available as separate papers –see catalogue of papers.
Profit, Piety and the Professions in Later Medieval England
Hicks, Michael (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1990
ISBN: 086-299-643-0
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: John Holland, duke of Exeter; women; Hundred Years War; Scropes; Bourchiers
Synopsis: Ten papers from a conference at Winchester in 1987 on a variety of topics, biographical, legal, etc.
Revolution and Consumption in Late Medieval England
Hicks, Michael (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 2001
ISBN: 085-115-832-3
Publisher: The Boydell Press
Subjects covered: Diet; Nobility; Household; Richard II; Peace Commissions; Richard, Duke of York; oligarchy; Middlesex; Durham Cathedral; Winchester; Cambridge; consumption; retailing; marketing.
Synopsis: A collection of essays focusing on the sources and resources of political power, on consumption, political revolution and on economic regulation in the later Middle Ages.
English Political Culture in the Fifteenth Century
Hicks, Michael
Paperback
Published: 2002
ISBN: 0415-217-644
Publisher: Routledge
Subjects covered: Politics; England;
Synopsis: Exploration of how politics worked in late Medieval England. The standards, values and principles that motivated contemporary politicians and the aspirations and interests of the aristocracy and lower orders. Argument that the Wars of the Roses was not an era of instability, that structure and continuity were more prominent than change.
The Crown and local communities in England and France in the 15th century
Highfield, J RL (Editor); Jeffs, R (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1981
ISBN: 0904-387-674
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Central government; local government; England; France; politics
Synopsis: Nine papers from an Anglo-French colloquium at Sheffield University in 1976 on the relationship between central and local government.
Richard III: A Study in Service
Horrox, Rosemary
Hardback
Published: 1989
ISBN: 0521-334-284
Paperback
Published: 1991
ISBN: 0521-407-265
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Subjects covered: Patronage; Richard III; nobility; gentry; usurpation; Buckingham’s rebellion; household
Synopsis: Study of Royal patronage: the interaction between Richard as ‘good lord’ and the nobility/gentry who carried out his commands.
Richard III and the North
Horrox, Rosemary (Editor)
Hardback – Facsimile copy
Published: 1986
ISBN: 085-958-0660
Paperback
Published: 1986
ISBN: 085-958-0660
Publisher: University of Hull
Subjects covered: Richard III; the north; gentry; nobility; Stanleys; York
Synopsis: Papers from a conference at Beverley on Richard’s relations with families and towns in the North of England.
The Historical Association Book of the Tudors
Hurstfield, Joel (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1973
ISBN: 0283-978740
Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson
Subjects covered: Tudors; Richard III; Henry VIII; Ket’s Rebellion; John Knox; enclosures; Council of the North
Synopsis: Collection of studies on mainly political themes in Tudor History, but includes AR Myers ‘Richard III and Historical Tradition’.
The Common Lawyers of Pre-Reformation – Thomas Kebell: a case study
Ives, E W (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1983
ISBN: 0521-240-115
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Subjects covered: Lawyers; law; Thomas Kebell
Synopsis: Study of the legal profession, legal practise and the impact of lawyers on the legal system, using the life and career of Kebell as an example.
The Fifteenth Century 1399-1485 (Oxford Medieval History Vol VI)
Jacob, E F
Hardback/Paperback/Thesis
Published: 1961
Publisher: Oxford at the Clarendon Press
Subjects covered: Fifteenth Century
Synopsis: Modern standard history of the period.
The Princes in the Tower
Jenkins, Elizabeth
Hardback
Published: 1978
ISBN: 0241-898-757
Publisher: 2 copies: BCA / Hamish Hamilton
Subjects covered: Princes in the Tower; Richard III; Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Duke of Buckingham; Tower
Synopsis: Ostensibly on the Princes, it is in fact a history of the second half of the 15th century.
Gentry and Lesser Nobility in Late Medieval Europe
Jones, Michael (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1986
ISBN: 086-299-280-X
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Gentry; nobility; England; Scotland; France; the Netherlands; Castil; knighthood
Synopsis: Ten papers given at a colloquium at Nottingham University in 1984, including studies of the gentry in England, Scotland, France, the Netherlands and Castile.
England in the Later Middle Ages: A Political History
Keen, M H
Hardback
Published: 1973
ISBN: 416-759-904
Publisher: Methuen & Co
Subjects covered: England; politics; Edward IV; Richard III; Yorkists; Henry VI; Wars of the Roses
Synopsis: 1290-1485: narrative history of events with consideration of social, economic and religious developments.
Nobles, Knights and Men-at-Arms in the Middle Ages
Keen, Maurice (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1996
ISBN: 185-285-0876
Publisher: Hambledon Press
Subjects covered: Chivalry; warfare; heraldic laws; tournaments; courtly love; treason; trials
Synopsis: Fourteen essays on the ideals of chivalry and the reality of warfare, on Military and heraldic wars, on tournaments etc.
The Politics of Fifteenth Century England: John Vale’s Book
Kekewich, Margaret Lucille (Editor); Richmond, Colin (Editor); Sutton, Anne (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1995
ISBN: 075-09-09-13-7
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Documents; letters; John Vale; politics
Synopsis: Collection of documents – broadsides, public and private letters, literary and political texts – illustrating the period c.1420-1483, transcribed or calendared with long introductory essays.
The Medieval Realms (Heinemann History Study Units)
Kelly, Nigel
Paperback
Published: 1991
ISBN: 0435-312-782
Publisher: Heinemann Educational
Subjects covered: Society; politics
Synopsis: Social and political history of the Middle Ages for Primary school children, with Illustrations, questions and ideas for activities.
Enterprise and Individuals in Fifteenth Century England
Kermode, Jennifer (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1991
ISBN: 086-299-9081
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Pastons; politics; society; economics
Synopsis: Seven papers from a conference at Liverpool University in 1988 on socio-economic themes.
1485: from Plantagenet to Tudor (Study in English History Series)
Kesteven, G R
Paperback
Published: 1967
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Subjects covered: Plantagenet; Richard III; Lancaster; York; Wars of the Roses
Synopsis: Concise account, setting Richard’s reign on the context of the struggle between Lancaster and York.
Prejudice and Promise in 15th Century England (1923 Ford Lectures)
Kingsford, Charles Lethbridge (Editor)
Facsimile reprint
Published: 1962
Publisher: Frank Cass & Co Limited
Subjects covered: Shakespeare; society; West Country; piracy; duke of Suffolk; Wars of the Roses
Synopsis: The 1923 Ford Lectures on 15th century history in Shakespeare’s plays, on private letters, on social life, on piracy, on London and on the Duke of Suffolk.
Conflict and Stability in 15th Century England
Lander, J R
Hardback
Date of Pub: 1969
ISBN: 0909-57407
Hardback
Published: 1977
ISBN: 009-129-1909
Paperback
Published: 1979
ISBN: 009-129-1917
Publisher: Hutchinson University Library (1969) / Hutchinson of London (1977 & 1979)
Subjects covered: York; Lancaster; Tudor; economy; religion; arts; society; government; Wars of the Roses
Synopsis: Account of certain aspects of 15th century life, illustrating the author’s that it was a period of Prosperity despite the civil wars.
Crown and Nobility 1450-1509
Lander, J R (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1976
ISBN: 07131-58336
Publisher: Edward Arnold
Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; Henry VI; Woodvilles; Nevilles; Henry VI; duke of Clarence; Henry VII
Synopsis: Reprint of 10 articles published between 1956 and 1973, on political and biographical themes. Also available separately – see the Catalogue of papers.
English Justices of the Peace 1461-1509
Lander, J R
Hardback
Published: 1989
ISBN: 086-299-488-8
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: JPs; quarter sessions; government
Synopsis: Study of the role of local JP’s and central governments attempts to control them by appointing their own nominees.
Government and Community: England 1450-1509 (New History of England Vol 1)
Lander, J R (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1980
ISBN: 07131-6151-5
Paperback
Published: 1980
ISBN: 07131-6152-3
Publisher: Edward Arnold
Subjects covered: Government; society; Politics; religion; education; arts; Edward IV; Richard of York; Richard III; Henry VII
Synopsis: Covers both government and Society and political history.
The Limitations of English Monarchy in Later Middle Ages: the 1986 Joanne Goodman Lectures
Lander, J R (Editor)
Paperback
Published: 1989
ISBN: 080-206-7240-7
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Subjects covered: Government; monarchy
Synopsis: Essays analysing the actual workings of government as distinct from the aims of the statutes.
The Wars of the Roses
Lander, J R
Hardback
Published: 1966
Hardback
Published: 1990
ISBN: 086-299-4519
Publisher: Secker & Warburg (1966) / Alan Sutton (1990)
Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; documents; Lancaster; York; Warwick the Kingmaker; Richard of York; Richard III; Henry VII
Synopsis: Account of events from 1399 to 1509 told through extracts from contemporary documents (in modern spelling) with linking passages.
Tudor Dynastic Problems 1460-1571
Levine, Mortimer
Hardback
Published: 1973
ISBN: 004-942-1107
Paperback
Published: 1973
ISBN: 004-942-1115
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Limited
Subjects covered: Succession; documents; Tufors; Edward IV; Titulus Regius; Mary I; Elizabeth I
Synopsis: Study of the succession to the throne with extracts from documents (spelling modernised) including Edward IV’s title to the throne, Titulus Regius.
Ireland in the later Middle Ages
Lydon, James
Paperback
Published: 1973
ISBN: 7171-0563-6
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan
Subjects covered: Ireland
Synopsis: A brief history of Ireland in the 14th and 15th centuries.
The Shadow of the Tower: Henry VII and his England
MacAlpine, Joan
Paperback
Published: 1971
ISBN: 0563-10503-8
Paperback
Published: 1972
ISBN: 0563-10503-8
Publisher: BBC
Subjects covered: Henry VII; politics; Frances Lovell
Synopsis: Political background to the BBC TV series on the life and reign of Henry VII.
England in the Fifteenth Century: Collected Essays
McFarlane, K B (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1981
ISBN: 095-068-825-8
Publisher: Hambledon Press
Subjects covered: Bastard Feudalism; Sir John Fastolf; William Worcester; Wars of the Roses; Cardinal Beaufort
Synopsis: 12 articles, first published 1944 to 1965, including studies of Sir John Fastolf, William Worcester and the Wars of the Roses.
The Earlier Tudors 1485-1558 (Oxford History of England Vol 7)
Mackie, J D
Hardback
Published: 1983
Publisher: Oxford at the Clarendon Press
Subjects covered: Tudors; politics
Synopsis: Standard history of the period, now rather dated.
Medieval Realms: 1066-1500 (A Sense of History Series)
Mason, James (Editor)
Paperback
Published: 1991
ISBN: 0582-207-355
Publisher: Longmans
Subjects covered: Politics; society; kings; war; printing; plague; Tudors
Synopsis: Social and political history of the Middle Ages for primary school children, with illustrations questions and ideas for activities.
Estrangement, Enterprise and Education in 15th Century England
Michaelove, Sharon D (Editor); Reeves, A Compton (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1998
ISBN: 075-09-13843
Publisher: Sutton Publishing
Subjects: Service; education; women; Wars of the Roses; lawyers; Sir Reynold Bray; Richard III; Richard Nixon
Synopsis: Papers from a conference organised by the American Branch of the Society in 1995 on the hazards and opportunities of public and private service in an age of civil strife, and on the education of women.
Crown, Household and Parliament in Fifteenth Century England
Myers, A R; Clough, Cecil H (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1985
ISBN: 0907-628-63X
Publisher: The Hambledon Press
Subjects: Margaret of Anjou; Henry VI; Elizabeth Woodville; Richard III; Parliament
Synopsis: Reprints of 12 articles by Myers, published between 1937 and 1978, including items on Margaret of Anjou, Henry VI, Elizabeth Woodville and Richard III; some are available as separate papers – see the Catalogue of Papers.
England in the Later Middle Ages 1307-1536 (Pelican History of England)
Myers, A R (Editor)
Paperback
Published: 1963
Publisher: Penguin
Subjects covered: Society; politics; England
Synopsis: Concise history of the period covering both social and political aspects.
The Wars of the Roses 1399-1485
Neillands, Robin
Hardback
Published: 1992
ISBN: 0304-340-804
Hardback
Published: 1999
ISBN: 186-019-9976
Publisher: 2 copies: Cassell (1992) / Brockhampton Press (1999)
Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses
Synopsis: Aims to provide an ‘entertaining guide to the period’
The History of England from the Accession of Richard II to the Death of Richard III 1377-1485 (Political History of England Vol 4)
Oman, Charles W
Hardback
Published: 1906
Publisher: Longman Green & Company
Subjects covered: Politics; sources
Synopsis: Standard history now rather dated.
The Wars of the Roses
Ono, Hisao
Hardback
Published: 1992
Publisher: Not known
Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses
Synopsis: In Japanese.
The King’s Secretary and the Signet Office in the 15th Century
Otway-Ruthven, J
Hardback
Published: 1939
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Subjects covered: Signet Office; secretary
Synopsis: History of the Office of the King’s secretary and its holders 1377 – 1509
Medieval Queenship
Parsons, John Carmie (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1994
ISBN: 075-090-583-2
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Medieval queens; lines of succession; Europe; politics; sex.
Synopsis: Illustrated collection of essays giving a wide range of analysis of medieval queenship across Europe and examining the foundation of queens’ power and the means by which they exploited it. Far from being the romantic pawns novelists write about, many queens did not lack opportunities for power. Medieval queenship could be and often was a vital and dynamic force in the life of a kingdom.
Richard III Crown and People
Petre, James (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1985
ISBN: 090-4893-111
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Richard III; Yorkists; nobility; government; society
Synopsis: Covering Richard III and his family, Richard and the nobility, friends and foes, sword and standard, king and country, government and society.
Early Tudor Government: Henry VII
Pickthorn, Kenneth
Hardback
Published: 1934
Publisher: Cambridge at the University Press
Subjects covered: Government; Henry VII; Parliament; council; judiciary; JPs; juries; laws; statutes; king; crown; villeins; clerics
Synopsis: Study of government and its development under Henry VII covering finance, the King’s council, judicial system, parliament etc.
North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses: lay society, war and politics 1450-1500
Pollard, A J
Hardback/Paperback/Thesis
Published: 1990
ISBN: 019-820-0870
Publisher: Oxford at the Clarendon Press
Subjects covered: Economy; society; government; war; politics.
Synopsis: Covers the economy, society and government, war and politics in the north-east.
The North of England in the Age of Richard III
Pollard, A J (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1996
ISBN: 075-090-609X
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Crown; church; law; Scotland; piety; Richard III; Durham; politics
Synopsis: Seven papers from a conference at Durham in 1993 covering the crown, the church and the law in the North, Anglo-Scottish relations, and Northern piety and Richard III.
Property and Politics: essays in Later Medieval English History
Pollard, Tony (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1984
ISBN: 086-299-163-3
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Medieval dowagers, William, Lord Hastings; Tutbury; dowagers; Sir John Fastolfe
Synopsis: Nine papers given at a symposium at Reading University in 1983, including studies of medieval dowagers and Lord Hastings and the Honour of Tutbury.
The Wars of the Roses: Problems in Focus
Pollard, A J (Editor)
Paperback
Published: 1995
ISBN: 0333-601-661
Publisher: Macmillan
Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses: Henry VI, Edward IV, Richard of Gloucester, Warwick the Kingmaker; Richard of York
Synopsis: Collection of essays covering origins of the Wars of the Roses, personalities involved, the politics and causes of the Wars, church and visual culture of the time.
Lancaster and York: a century of English history AD 1399-1485
Ramsey, James H
Hardback
Published: 1892
Publisher: Oxford at the Clarendon Press
Subjects covered: Politics; Lancaster; York; Wars of the Roses; Hundred Years War
Synopsis: Vol I (1399-1437); Vol II (1437-1485) With separately published index by FM Jackson. Detailed well-documented political history, old but still useful.
The son of Prophecy: Henry Tudor’s Road to Bosworth
Rees, David (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1985
ISBN: 085-159-0047
Paperback
Published: 1985
ISBN: 085-159-0055
Publisher: Black Raven Press
Subjects covered: Henry Tudor; Bosworth; Richard III; Wales; Welsh; Owen Glendower
Synopsis: From Owen Glendower it traces the vital Welsh contribution to Henry Tudor’s victory.
Memoirs of the Rival Houses of York and Lancaster, Historical and biographical, embracing a period of English history from the accession of Richard II to the death of Henry VII (2 volumes)
Roberts, Emma (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1827
Publisher: Harding & Lepard
Subjects covered: York; Lancaster; Wars of the Roses; Richard III; Henry VII; Henry VI; Edward IV; Edward V; Jane Shore; politics
Synopsis: Early narrative account of the political and social history; relies on More and the Tudor chroniclers for the account of Richard III’s reign.
People, Politics and Community in the later Middle Ages
Rosenthal, Joel (Editor); Richmond, Colin (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1987
ISBN: 086-299-3598
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Politics; William Waynfleete; Blore Heath; guilds; kings; benefaction; church
Synopsis: Eleven papers mainly from conferences at Keele and Western Michigan Universities in 1985 on a variety of topics.
Patronage, Pedigree and Power in Later Medieval England
Ross, Charles (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1979
ISBN: 0904-387-372
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Patronage; Henry VI; Wars of the Roses; Woodvilles; Henry VII; Japan; England; Edward IV
Synopsis: Eight papers given at Bristol University in 1978, including the problem of succession in the reign of Henry VII, the role of the Woodvilles up to 1483 and Yorkist propaganda.
The Wars of the Roses: a concise history
Ross, Charles
Hardback
Published: 1976
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses
Synopsis: Concise, well-illustrated history of the origins, course and impact of the Wars of the Roses.
Bosworth Field and the Wars of the Roses
Rowse, A L
Hardback
Published: 1966
Paperback
Published: 1968
Publisher: Macmillan (1966) / Panther History (1968)
Subjects covered: Richard II; Henry V; Henry VI; Richard of York; Margaret of Anjou; Wars of the Roses; Edward IV; Richard III; Bosworth
Synopsis: Political history from Richard II to Richard III, traditional in tone with chapters on the period as depicted in Elizabethan literature.
Shakespeare’s English Kings: history, chronicle and drama
Saccio, Peter
Paperback
Published: 1977
ISBN: 019-281-2246
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Subjects covered: Shakespeare; drama; chronicles; kings
Synopsis: Brief account of English history during the reigns concerned, with concentrating on the issues and persons dramatised by Shakespeare.
The Year of the Three Kings
St Aubyn, Giles
Hardback
Date of Pub: 1983
ISBN: 000-216-889-8
Publisher: Collins
Subjects covered: 1483; Edward IV; Edward V; Richard III; usurpation; Princes in the Tower; William, Lord Hastings; Woodvilles; Henry Stafford;
Synopsis: Well organised but traditional account of the events of 1483.
Politics and Poetry in the Fifteenth Century
Scattergood, V J
Hardback
Published: 1971
ISBN: 07137-36089
Paperback
Published: 1971
ISBN: 07137-36283
Publisher: Blandford Press
Subjects covered: Politics; poetry; England; society; religion; clergy
Synopsis: Ideas, attitudes and opinions about 15th century politics and society as they were expressed in contemporary verse, with many quotations in original spellings.
The Hundred Years War: the English in France 1337-1453
Seward, Desmond
Hardback
Published: 1978
ISBN: 009-461-3001
Publisher: Constable
Subjects covered: Hundred Years War; Valois; Plantagenet; Crecy; Poitiers; Richard II; Henry V; Joan of Arc; John, Duke of Bedford; France
Synopsis: Narrative account of the Hundred Years War intended for the general reader.
The Wars of the Roses and the lives of five men and women in the fifteenth century
Seward, Desmond
Hardback
Published: 1995
ISBN: 009-474-100-X
Publisher: Constable
Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; Margaret Beaufort; John Morton; Jane Shore; William Lord Hastings; John de Vere, Earl of Oxford; Edward IV; Perkin Warbeck
Synopsis: Account of the Wars of the Roses and some famous personalities associated with them.
The Struggle for an English Nation State: countersubversion and covert action in and against medieval England
Speares, John
Undated typescript
Synopsis: Discussion of the role of subversion and espionage in the power struggle of Yorkist and early Tudor England.
The English Court from the Wars of the Roses to the Civil War
Starkey, David (Editor with others)
Paperback
Published: 1987
ISBN: 04582-492-815
Publisher: Longman
Subjects covered: Household; royalty; court; James I; privy chamber; politics
Synopsis: Studies of the personnel and organisation of the royal household 1450 to 1640.
The End of the House of Lancaster
Storey, R L
Hardback
Published: 1966
Publisher: Barrie & Rockcliffe
Subjects covered: Lancaster; Wars of the Roses
Synopsis: Discussion of the real causes of the Wars of the Roses
The reign of Henry VII
Storey, R L (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1968
Paperback
Published: 1968
ISBN: 7137-3277-6
Publisher: Blandford Press
Subjects covered: Henry VII; Wars of the Roses; government; church; law; education; society; arts
Synopsis: Fresh assessment of Henry VII and his work, stressing the essential continuity with preceding reigns in government, social and economic developments, the Church, education and the arts.
Harlaxton Medieval Studies Vol XIII: The Lancastrian Court
Stratford, Jenny (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 2003
ISBN: 1900-289-636
Publisher: Shaun Tyas of Donnington
Subjects covered: Lancastrians; Court; Henry IV; Henry V; Henry VI; politics; England; France; war; exile; heraldry
Synopsis: A collection of essays which challenge traditional views about the Lancastrian Court. They explore the nature and role of the court in England and in France, in peace, in war and in exile, from the accession of Henry IV to the deposition of Henry VI. B/W illustrations
Towns and Townspeople in the Fifteenth Century
Thomson, John A F (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1988
ISBN: 086-299-469-1
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Towns; townspeople; women; gentry; oligarchy
Synopsis: Nine papers from a conference at Glasgow University in 1986 mainly on urban history.
The Transformation of Medieval England 1370-1529
Thomson, John A F (Editor)
Paperback
Published: 1983
ISBN: 0582-489-768
Publisher: Longman
Subjects covered: Environment; economy; England; politics; government; church; education; statistics; Richard II; Henry VI; Edward IV
Synopsis: Covering environment and economy, the nation of England, politics, government and the church and education, with useful statistical appendices.
Social Attitudes and Political Structures in the Fifteenth Century
Thornton, Tim (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 2000
ISBN: 075-092-705-4
Publisher: Sutton Publishing
Subjects covered: Queen’s coronation; Lord Hastings; Calais; cathedrals; historiography; politics; England; Fraternities
Synopsis: Collection of essays on a number of subjects, including an analysis of the queen’s coronation ritual and discussion on Lord Hastings and the defence of Calais. Other subjects include cathedrals, twentieth century historiography, regional politics and the assertion of royal influence in the north-west of England between 1471 and 1521.
The Medieval Scene 787 -1485 (England: a history in four books – Book One)
Unstead, R J
Hardback
Published: 1970
ISBN: 07136-07602
Publisher: A&C Black Limited
Subjects covered: Society; Wars of the Roses
Synopsis: For children – account of everyday life and the chief events and personalities in medieval England.
Years of the Sword: a pictorial history 1300-1485
Unstead, R J
Hardback
Published: 1972
ISBN: 356-038-963
Publisher: Macdonald
Subjects covered: Society; politics; Yorkists; Lancastrians; Chaucer; Wars of the Roses
Synopsis: Social and political history for primary school children, illustrated in colour.
The Theory and Practice of Revolt in Medieval England
Valente, Claire
Hardback
Published: 2003
ISBN: 0750-46-0901-4
Publisher: Ashgate
Subjects covered: Magna Carta; Edward III; Peasants’ Revolt
Synopsis: A comparative look at rebellions against kings in the Middle Ages. Evaluating medieval ideas of proper kingship and government, the role of political violence and the changing nature of reform initiatives, arguing that rebellion was seen as a legitimate method by which good kingship could be restored but that it became corrupt during the medieval period.
England in the Later Middle Ages (A History of the Later Middle Ages Vol 3)
Vickers, Kenneth H (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1913
Publisher: Methuen
Subjects covered: maps; England; politics; Henry VI; Edward IV; Richard III; Wars of the Roses
Synopsis: A rather outdated political history, 1272 to 1485
East Anglian Society and the Political Community of Late Medieval England: selected papers of Roger Virgoe
Virgoe, Roger; Barron, Caroline (Editor); Rawcliffe, Carole (Editor); Rosenthal, Joel T (Editor)
Paperback
Published: 1997
ISBN: 0906-219-442
Publisher: Centre of East Anglian Studies
Subjects covered: East Anglia; community; Parliament; king
Synopsis: Selected papers and articles dealing mainly with gentry families and political events in East Anglia.
The Wars of the Roses and the Yorkist Kings (Access to History Series)
Warren, John (Editor)
Paperback
Published: 1995
ISBN: 0340-6111-46
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Subjects covered: Wars of the Roses; Yorkists; Edward IV; Richard III; government; politics
Synopsis: Clearly structured account of the background to the wars and their significance, causes and effects, and the character of Yorkist government. Series for “A” levels and undergraduate students.
The End of the Middle Ages? England in the 15th and 16th centuries
Watts, John L (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1998
ISBN: 07509-1828-4
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Politics; Renaissance; economy; patronage; Sir Thomas Lovell; England; church; Henry V; France; Henry VIII
Synopsis: Seven essays from a conference at Aberystwyth in 1996 examining the extent and varieties of social and political change around 1500.
Henry VI and the Politics of Kingship
Watts, John
Hardback
Published: 1996
ISBN: 0521-420-393
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Subjects covered: Henry VI; kingship; politics; nobility; government; Duke of Suffolk; court; Duke of Somerset
Synopsis: Re-evaluation of politics and government during Henry’s reign, looking at the values, expectations and practises which shaped relations between king and nobility.
Lancaster and York: the Wars of the Roses
Weir Alison
Paperback
Published: 1995
ISBN: 0224-038-346
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Subjects covered: Lancastrians; Yorkist; Wars of the Roses
Synopsis: Chronological account of the period 1400 – 1471, and ‘the people and personalities involved in one of the most fascinating and long drawn out feuds in English history’.
Constitutional History of England in the 15th century 1399-1485 with illustrative documents
Wilkinson, B
Hardback
Published: 1964
Publisher: Longmans
Subjects covered: Constitution; documents; England; Parliament; politics; monarchy
Synopsis: Covering political history and institutional and constitutional developments.
England in the Fifteenth Century: proceedings of the 1986 Harlaxton symposium
Williams, Daniel (Editor)
Hardback
Published: 1987
ISBN: 085-115-4751
Publisher: The Boydell Press
Subjects covered: Politics; England; literature; art; Henry Beaufort; Collyweston; Margaret Beaufort; universities; Wars of the Roses; Books of Hours; Edward V; William, Lord Hastings
Synopsis: Twenty-three papers on a variety of literary art historical, biographical and political history topics.
The Crown Lands 1461-1536:an aspect of Yorkist and early Tudor government
Woolfe, B P
Hardback
Published: 1970
ISBN: 04-924-081-X
Paperback
Published: 1970
ISBN: 04-924-082-8
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin
Subjects covered: Crown; government; finances; estates; documents; Tudors; Yorkists
Synopsis: Documents (spelling modernised) and commentary on English government, organisation and finance, especially on royal estates.
Joan of Arc and Richard III: sex, saints and government in the Middle Ages
Wood, Charles T
Hardback
Published: 1988
ISBN: 019-504-060-0
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Subjects covered: Joan or Arc; Richard III; kings; kingship; Parliament; politics; government; religion; society
Synopsis: Discusses the contributions of Joan and Richard to the changing role of the monarchy and Parliament in their respective countries, shedding new light on the political, social and religious forces shaping medieval government.
The Derbyshire Gentry in the Fifteenth Century
Wright, Susan M
Hardback
Published: 1983
ISBN: 094-632-401-8
Publisher: Alan Sutton
Subjects covered: Derbyshire; gentry; finances; estates; government; family; marriage; society; Duchy of Lancaster
Synopsis: Study of how the gentry made and spent their money, ran their homes and families and their relations with central and local government.
Banner image of King Richard III’s Book of Hours (MS 474f. 7v) reproduced by kind permission of Lambeth Palace Library.