The Age of Edward IIIJames Bothwell Boydell & Brewer, 2001 - Počet stran: 232 Fresh perspectives on many facets - political, social, legal, military, and diplomatic - of the reign of one of the most important late medieval kings. With a sharp focus on high politics, this is a cohesive and exemplary collection of rewarding scholarship. HISTORY The studies in this book add colour and depth to the reign of one of the most important and fascinating of late medieval kings. New research addresses received ideas about Edward III's kingship, including the way he came to power and how he kept it; his use of nobility and sergeants-at-arms [his political and military elite]; hispreoccupation with justice; military campaigns in the Hundred Years War; and the propaganda and packaging of his rule, both in terms of his English throne and his claims to France. The collection is drawn together in a critical introduction written by Chris Given-Wilson and Michael Prestwich. Contributors: CAROLINE SHENTON, JAMES BOTHWELL, DAVID GREEN, ANTHONY MUSSON, RICHARD PARTINGTON, ANDREW AYTON, W.M. ORMROD, CRAIG TAYLOR, A.K. McHARDY, CLIFFORD J. ROGERS, MICHAEL BENNETT. |
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Edward III and the Coup of 1330 | 13 |
Politics and Service with Edward the Black Prince | 53 |
Second English Justinian or Pragmatic Opportunist? | 69 |
The Kings SergeantsatArms in | 89 |
Sir Thomas Ughtred and the Edwardian Military Revolution | 107 |
Edward III the Double Monarchy | 133 |
Edward III and the Plantagenet Claim to the French Throne | 155 |
Some Reflections on Edward IIIs Use of Propaganda | 171 |
The AngloFrench Peace Negotiations of 13541360 | 193 |
Isabelle of France AngloFrench Diplomacy and Cultural | 215 |