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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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Author:   Dr Rémy Ambühl ,  James Bothwell ,  Laura Tompkins ,  Alison K. McHardy
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   The Boydell Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.652kg
ISBN:  

9781783274352

ISBN 10:   1783274352
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   15 July 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface - Remy Ambuhl and James Bothwell and W. Mark Ormrod and Laura Tompkins Introduction - Remy Ambuhl and James Bothwell and W. Mark Ormrod and Laura Tompkins The Efficiency of English Royal Administration in the Last Years of Edward I - Michael C Prestwich Government and Market in the Early Fourteenth Century - Wendy Childs Kings' Clerks: The Essential Tools of Government - Alison McHardy Edward II: Favourites, Loyalty, and Kingship - Jeffrey S Hamilton The Perils of Lordship: The Life and Death of William Tuchet (c. 1275-1322) - Bridget Wells-Furby 'War', 'Rebellion' or 'Perilous Times'? Political Taxonomy and the Conflict in England, 1321-2 - Andy King The Carlisle Roll of Arms and the Political Fabric of Military Service under Edward III - Andrew Ayton What's in a Title? Comital Development, Political Pressures and Questions of Purpose in Fourteenth Century England - James Bothwell Edward the Black Prince: Lordship and Administration in the Plantagenet Empire - David Green 'Said the Mistress to the Bishop': Alice Perrers, William Wykeham and Court Networks in Fourteenth-Century England - Laura Tompkins The Politics of Surrender: Treason, Trials and Recrimination in the 1370s - Remy Ambuhl and Gwilym Dodd Richard II in the Mirror of Christendom - Michael J Bennett List of Christopher Given-Wilson Publications - James Bothwell

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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

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 *

Author Information

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. BRIDGET WELLS-FURBY is an independent scholar whose research focus is England in the reigns of Edward I and Edward II. Her principal interest in the many factors that influenced the creation, growth, and dissolution of landed estates has provoked an eclectic range of published research, covering many aspects of the lives of the English nobility and gentry. 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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