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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.

 

 

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