A study of how politics worked in late medieval England, this text throws new light on a much-discussed period in English history. Michael Hicks explores the standards, values and principles that motivated contemporary politicians and the aspirations and interests of both dukes and peasants alike. Hicks argues that the Wars of the Roses did not result from fundamental weaknesses in the political system but from the collision of exceptional circumstances that quickly passed away. Overall, he shows that the era was one of stability and harmony and that there were effective mechanisms for...
A study of how politics worked in late medieval England, this text throws new light on a much-discussed period in English history. Michael Hicks explo...
English Political Culture in the Fifteenth Century is a new and original study of how politics worked in late medieval England, throwing new light on a much-discussed period in English history. Michael Hicks explores the standards, values and principles that motivated contemporary politicians, and the aspirations and interests of both dukes and peasants alike.
Hicks argues that the Wars of the Roses did not result from fundamental weaknesses in the political system but from the collision of exceptional circumstances that quickly passed away. Overall, he shows that the era...
English Political Culture in the Fifteenth Century is a new and original study of how politics worked in late medieval England, throwing n...
Eleven papers, from a 15th-century conference held at Southampton in 1999, examine evidence for conspicuous consumption, the redistribution of power and the political revolution that forcibly removed Richard II from the throne. Contributors focus on the social and political implications of the overindulgence of the nobility and clergy, Richard II's knightly household, administrative and economic records, Middlesex, Wessex, trade in Cambridge, the impact of St Swithun's Priory on Winchester and the estates of Richard of York.
Eleven papers, from a 15th-century conference held at Southampton in 1999, examine evidence for conspicuous consumption, the redistribution of power a...
Richard III is undoubtedly the dominant personality in this collection of essays, but not in his capacity as king of England. Richard was Duke of Gloucester far longer than he was king. For most of his career, he was a subject, not a monarch, the equal of the great nobility. He is seen here in the company of his fellows: Warwick the Kingmaker, Clarence, Northumberland, Somerset, Hastings a the Wydevilles. His relations with these rivals, all of whom submitted to him or were crushed, show him in different moods and from various vantage points.
Richard III is undoubtedly the dominant personality in this collection of essays, but not in his capacity as king of England. Richard was Duke of G...
This text studies the structures of a bastard feudal society in the context of aristocratic power and domination as it was exercised over a period of five centuries or more. A range of specialist studies are brought into focus and their general significance is evaluated.
This text studies the structures of a bastard feudal society in the context of aristocratic power and domination as it was exercised over a period of ...
