
Ruling Fourteenth-Century England
Essays in Honour of Christopher Given-Wilson
Boydell Press
Published on 15. July 2019
Book
Hardback
318 pages
978-1-78327-435-2 (ISBN)
Description
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
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
Reviews / Votes
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 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Woodbridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
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1 b/w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
646 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78327-435-2 (9781783274352)
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Essays in Honour of Christopher Given-Wilson
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REMY AMBUEHL 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. REMY AMBUEHL 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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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
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