English Constitutional Ideas in the Fifteenth Century
English Constitutional Ideas in the Fifteenth Century

Author: S. B. Chrimes

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-03-21

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 1107683335

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This 1936 book contains a detailed investigation of the ideas and theories behind the forms of fifteenth-century English government, reaching conclusions regarding the 'spirit' of the constitution. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in fifteenth-century history, political history and the development of the English constitution.

The Constitutionalist Revolution
The Constitutionalist Revolution

Author: Alan Cromartie

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-08-17

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 1139457519

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An innovative account of English constitutional ideas from the mid-fifteenth century to the time of Charles I, showing how the emergence of grand claims for common law, the country's strange unwritten legal system, shaped England's cultural development. Though he does not neglect the role of narrowly religious disagreements, Cromartie brings out the way that 'religious' and 'secular' values came to be closely intertwined: to the majority of Charles's subjects, the rights of the clergy and the king were legal rights; the institutional structure of Church and state was an expression of monarchical power, obedience to the king and to the law was a religious duty. A proper understanding of this cluster of ideas reveals why Charles found England so difficult to control and why both parties in the civil war believed that they were fighting for established institutions.

Richard III and his Rivals
Richard III and his Rivals

Author: Michael Hicks

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1991-07-01

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 0826423787

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Richard III is undoubtedly the dominant personality in this collection of essays, but not in his capacity as king of England. Richard was Duke of Gloucester far longer than he was king. For most of his career, he was a subject, not a monarch, the equal of the great nobility. He is seen here in the company of his fellows: Warwick the Kingmaker, Clarence, Northumberland, Somerset, Hastings a the Wydevilles. His relations with these rivals, all of whom submitted to him or were crushed, show him in different moods and from various vantage points.

The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses

Author: Michael Hicks

Publisher: Yale.ORIM

Published: 2010-10-26

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0300170092

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A new assessment of the battle for the English throne: “All readers interested in late medieval history will appreciate this” (Library Journal). The Wars of the Roses (1455–85) were a major turning point in English history. But the underlying causes for the successive upheavals have been hotly contested by historians ever since. In this original and stimulating new synthesis, distinguished historian Michael Hicks examines the difficult economic, military, and financial crises and explains, for the first time, the real reasons why the conflicts between the House of Lancaster and the House of York began, why they kept recurring, and why, eventually, they ceased. Alongside fresh assessments of key personalities, Hicks sheds new light on the significance of the involvement of the people in politics, the intervention of foreign powers in English affairs, and a fifteenth-century credit crunch. Combining a meticulous dissection of competing dynamics with a clear account of the course of events, this is a definitive and indispensable history of a compelling, complex period.

Diversity
Diversity

Author: Paul Maurice Clogan

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780847680993

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Volume 22, Diversity, is a special volume in the new series of Medievalia et Humanistica, focusing on the diversity of voices in medieval and early Renaissance literature. Six original articles explore themes of law, art, and piety at all levels of medieval and early Renaissance society, from the common audience of Malory's England to the aristocratic courts of Germany. . In addition to these six original articles, this volume offers two review articles and 28 review notices on 49 recent publications. Scholars, teachers, and students will find this volume presents a sampling of the variety and abundance of medieval and early Renaissance studies today.

Edward IV
Edward IV

Author: Charles Ross

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-12-22

Total Pages: 639

ISBN-13: 0520322568

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.

Shaping the Nation
Shaping the Nation

Author: G. L. Harriss

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 748

ISBN-13: 9780198228165

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Black Death. The Peasants' Revolt. The Hundred Years War. The War of the Roses. A succession of dramatic social and political events reshaped England in the period 1360 to 1461. In his lucid and penetrating account of this formative period, Gerald Harriss draws on the research of the last thirty years to illuminate late medieval society at its peak, from the triumphalism of Edward III in 1360 to the collapse of Lancastrian rule. The political narrative centers on the deposition of Richard II in 1399 and the establishment of the House of Lancaster, which was in turn overthrown in the Wars of the Roses. Abroad, Henry V's heroic victory at Agincourt in 1415 led to the English conquest of northern France, lasting until 1450. Both produced long term consequences: the first shaped the English constitution up to the Stuart civil war, while the second generated lasting hostility between England and France, and a residual wariness of military intervention in Europe.