Ruling Fourteenth-Century England :Essays in Honour of Christopher Given-Wilson

Ruling Fourteenth-Century England

Ruling Fourteenth-Century England :Essays in Honour of Christopher Given-Wilson

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Essays exploring how England was governed during a tumultuous period. The twin themes of power and authority in fourteenth-century England, a century of transition between the high and late medieval polities, run throughout this volume, reflecting Professor Given-Wilson's seminal work in the area. Covering the period between Edward I's final years and the tyranny of Richard II, the volume encompasses political, social, economic and administrative history through four major lens: central governance, aristocratic politics, warfare, and English power abroad. Topics covered include royal administrative efficiency; the machinations of government clerks; the relationship between the crown and market forces; the changing nature of noble titles and lordship;and ideas of court politics, favouritism and loyalty. Military policy is also examined, looking at army composition and definitions of "war" and "rebellion". The book concludes with a detailed study of treasonous English captainsaround Calais and a broader examination of Plantagenet ambitions on the European stage. REMY AMBUHL is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Southampton; JAMES BOTHWELL is Lecturer in Later Medieval Historyat the University of Leicester; LAURA TOMPKINS is Research Manager at Historic Royal Palaces. Contributors: Andrew Ayton, Michael Bennett, Wendy R. Childs, Gwilym Dodd, David Green, J.S. Hamilton, Andy King, Alison McHardy, Mark Ormrod, Michael Prestwich, Bridget Wells-Furby
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781783274352
ISBN10 1783274352
Number Of Pages 318
Item Weight 652 g
Publisher / Reseller Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format hardback
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This wide-ranging collection is a fitting tribute to the breadth of historical research that has characterized Chris Given-Wilson's career. [...] Ruling Fourteenth-Century England is a fine piece of scholarship that raises as many questions as it answers about the nature of power and the relationship between instructional authority and personal influence. -- SPECULUM
This excellent essay collection is a fitting tribute to the career of Professor Chris Given-Wilson [and] is elegantly presented, as one would expect from The Boydell Press. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *
Ruling Fourteenth-Century England, written in honor of Professor Christopher Given-Wilson, focuses on two themes, power and authority, that broadly define his interest in the fourteenth century. A variety of thought-provoking chapters covers one or more of four sub-themes: central governance, aristocratic politics, warfare, and English power abroad. -- Matthew Ward * JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES *

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Author's Bio

RÉMY AMBÜHL is Associate Professor in Medieval History at the University of Southampton, UK. ALISON K. MCHARDY was formerly Reader in Medieval English History at the University of Nottingham. ANDY KING is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Southampton, UK. GWILYM DODD is Associate Professor of History at the University of Nottingham, UK. Michael Prestwich is Professor of History at the University of Durham. RÉMY AMBÜHL is Associate Professor in Medieval History at the University of Southampton, UK. The late W. MARK ORMROD was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of York; he published extensively on later medieval history.

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