North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses

ISBN-13: 9780198200871 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 464 str.

A. J. Pollard

Opis

This is the first modern scholarly study of north-eastern England during the Wars of the Roses. For a fleeting period in the late fifteenth century, the North dominated England: it was both the adopted home and the power base of Richard III. But this is more than simply an account of the rise and fall of the last Plantagenet as the Lord of the North. A. J. Pollard analyses regional politics and the interrelationship between province and centre from the beginning of the Neville-Percy feud in the 1450s to the establishment of Tudor authority by 1500. Themes explored include Anglo-Scottish relations, local government, the structure of landed society, the wealth, power, and the outlook of lords and gentry, and the economy of the region.Dr Pollard sets political history in the context of the period, and paints a detailed portrait of lay society, based on intensive research among local records. He shows that, contrary to some recent views, the North-East was in certain significant respects more feudal, more conservative and, by the early sixteenth century, poorer than the South-East of England.

This is a study of north-eastern England during the Wars of the Roses. As the adopted home and power base of Richard III, the North briefly dominated England in the late 15th century. The author sets political history in the context of the period, and paints a detailed portrait of lay society, based on intensive research among local records.

Recenzje

'an inspiring enterprise ... Dr Pollard has produced a wide-ranging survey of the society and politics of the north-eastern counties, over a fifty-year period in which, he argues, the area exercised a major influence over national affairs.' J.L. Watts, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, EHR Jun '94

Spis treści

List of maps; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1. Economy, Society and Government: The north-east in the fifteenth century; The regional economy before 1450; Landed society; Service: good lordship and retaining; Local government and administration; Lay piety: religious practice and belief; Gentility: the chase and chivalry; Part 2. War and Politics: Anglo-Scottish relations 1448-1485; Neville against Percy 1450-1455; Feud and civil war 1455-1461; The Neville ascendancy 1461-1471; The hegemony of Richard of Gloucester 1471-1483; The reign of Richard III 1483-1485; The triumph of Henry VII 1485-1502; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index