The Three Edwards : War and State in England 1272-1377

ISBN-13: 9780415303095 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 320 str.

Michael Prestwich

Opis

Providing an overview of this eventful period of history, this book analyses three kings of very different qualities and reputations.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The Leopard or the Lion: Edward I  2. The Proving Ground: The War Against the Scots  3. Edward II: The Incompetent King  4. Counsel and Consent: The Development of Parliament  5. The Nobility  6. 'Our Just Quarrel' : The Hundred Years War  7 . War, Profits and Chivalry  8. Crisis and Stability: The Domestic Policies of Edward III to 1360  9. Plague, Famine and War: The Fourteenth Century Economy  10. The Years of Decline, 1360–77.  Genealogical Tables: The House of Plantagenet and its Branches.  The Succession to the Scottish Throne.  The House of Valois

O autorze

Michael Prestwich