Early History of Balliol College
Author: Frances de Paravicini
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Published: 1891
Total Pages: 396
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The Balliol Dynasty
Author: Amanda Beam
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Published: 2008-05-19
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 1788854020
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study examines the political ambitions and influences of the Balliol dynasty in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in Scotland, England and France. The generally accepted opinion in previous historiography was that John (II), king of Scots from 1292 to 1296, and Edward Balliol (d. 1364) were politically weak men and unsuccessful kings. In a reassessment of the patriarch of the family, John (I) (d.1268), the Balliols are revealed as committed English lords and loyal servants of the kings of England, underlining how the family has been unfairly judged for centuries by both chroniclers and historians, who have assessed them as Scottish kings rather than as English lords. Despite the forfeiture of the Balliol estates in England and Scotland in 1926, John (II) and Edward retained close relationships with the successive English kings and used these connections to fuel their political ambitions. Their kingships illustrate their desires to recover some influence in English politics which the family had enjoyed in the mid-thirteenth century. This re-evaluation of the Balliols highlights their relationship with the English crown.
The Whispers of Cities
Author: John-Paul A. Ghobrial
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 0199672415
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores interactions between early modern Europe and the Ottoman Empire through the experiences of the English ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1692, showing how information flows between Istanbul, London, and Paris were rooted in the personal exchanges between Ottomans and Europeans in everyday encounters.
The Prospect of Global History
Author: James Belich
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 0198732252
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Prospect of Global History offers a new approach to the study of history, looking at the subject across a greater chronological range and seeking perspectives from sources beyond conventional European narratives.
The History of the University of Oxford
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Published: 1988
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBalliol College: A History, Second Edition
Author: John Jones
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1997-07-10
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9780199201815
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'This is an admirably scholarly work, and a good read too. Its illustrations and plans are well chosen . . . John Jones gives us a great deal of new and detailed information about many aspects of the College's life, and some balanced revisions of traditional judgements. It will remain the standard work for a long time.' Christopher Hill
Fourth Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
Author: Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
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Published: 1874
Total Pages: 254
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKEssays on the Nobility of Medieval Scotland
Author: Keith Stringer
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Published: 2004-07-12
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1788853407
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe essays in this book, all by distinguished historians, illuminate the main activities, preoccupations and aspirations of the families whose territorial power and local leadership made them a central factor in medieval Scottish society. Issues discussed include the influence of Anglo-Norman England on earlier medieval Scotland, patterns of land accumulation by the aristocracy, noble residences, the legal and administrative aspects of baronial lordship, clientage, and dealings between magnates and the Church. Throughout, the essays stress the importance of recognising that, before the Wars of Independence, the nobility of Scotland was closely bound by ties of kinship and property with the nobility in England and emphasise that the common assumption of perpetual opposition between baronage and the Crown is a myth. First published in 1985, these essays remain essential reading on the subject.
Religion and the Early Modern British Marketplace
Author: Kristin M.S. Bezio
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-11-29
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 1000487695
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReligion and the Early Modern British Marketplace explores the complex intersection between the geographic, material, and ideological marketplaces through the lens of religious belief and practice. By examining the religiously motivated markets and marketplace practices in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in England, Scotland, and Wales, the volume presents religious praxis as a driving force in the formulation and everyday workings of the social and economic markets. Within the volume, the authors address first spiritual markets and marketplaces, discussing the intersection of Puritan and Protestant Ethics with the market economy. The second part addresses material marketplaces, including the marriage market, commercial trade markets, and the post-Reformation Catholic black market. In the third part of the volume, the chapters focus specifically on publication markets and books, including manuscripts and commonplace books, as well as printed volumes and pamphlets. Finally, the volume concludes with an examination of the literary marketplace, with analyses of plays and poems which engage with and depict both spiritual and material markets. Taken as a whole, this collection posits that the "modern" conception of a division between religion and the socioeconomic marketplace was a largely fictional construct, and the chapters demonstrate the depth to which both were integrated in early modern life.
The Illustrated History of Oxford University
Author: John M. Prest
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780198201588
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis richly illustrated book traces the story of Oxford University from its origins in the Middle Ages to the present day. Written by a team of scholars, all authorities in their fields, it spans 800 years of learning and incident to give a uniquely authoritative history of the University for the general reader. Since the Middle Ages, Oxford University's part in learning has always been significant and colourful. Many future leaders of the nation have been educated there. The architecture of the University and colleges has become one of the glories of Europe, and its libraries and museums house a number of major collections. But most importantly, a university must be judged by its attachment to scholarship - a theme which runs throughout this book. Students have been drawn to Oxford from all over the world, and today the University is internationally recognized for its contribution to research, both in the sciences and in the liberal arts. Authoritative, scholarly, and informative, this book captures the richness and diversity of Oxford University, and its contribution to the nation and to the world. In addition to over 200 illustrations, including 24 full-colour plates, specifically chosen to complement the wide-ranging text, there are also 5 maps, a chronology, annotated guides to further reading, and a full index.
