Itinerary of King Edward the First
Author: Henry Gough
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Published: 1900
Total Pages: 200
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The Letters of Edward I
Author: Kathleen B. Neal
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 1783274158
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDetailed examination of the letters of Edward I reveals them to be powerful and sophisticated political tools.
The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries
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Published: 1902
Total Pages: 494
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKItinerary of King Edward the First Thoughout His Reign, A.D. 1272-1307, Exhibiting His Movements from Time to Time, So Far as They are Recorded
Author: Henry Gough
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Published: 1900
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWelsh Castle Builders
Author: John Marshall
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Published: 2022-12-02
Total Pages: 622
ISBN-13: 1399085492
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Edwardian castles of north Wales were built by a Savoyard master mason, but also by many other artisans from Savoy. What is more extraordinary, is that the constables of Flint, Rhuddlan, Conwy and Harlech were also Savoyards, the Justiciar and Deputy Justiciar at Caernarfon were Savoyards and the head of the English army leading the relief of the sieges of Flint and Rhuddlan was a future Count of Savoy. The explanatory story is fundamentally of two men, the builder of castles, Master James of St George and Justiciar Sir Othon de Grandson, and the relationship of these two men with King Edward I. But it is also the story of many others, a story that begins with the marriage of Alianor de Provence to Edward’s father, Henry III, and the influx of her kinsmen to England, such as Pierre de Savoie. It is impossible to understand the development of the castles in north Wales without an understanding of the Savoyards, where they came from and their impact on English and Welsh history. The defining work of Arnold Taylor in exploring the Savoyard history of Welsh castles is now many years past, and mostly out of print, it is time for the story to be revisited and expanded upon, in the light of new evidence.
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
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Published: 1906
Total Pages: 244
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHenry III
Author: David Carpenter
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2023-01-01
Total Pages: 741
ISBN-13: 0300248059
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe second volume in the definitive history of Henry III's rule, covering the revolutionary events between 1258 and the king's death in 1272 After coming to the throne aged just nine, Henry III spent much of his reign peaceably. Conciliatory and deeply religious, he created a magnificent court, rebuilt Westminster Abbey, and invested in soft power. Then, in 1258, the king faced a great revolution. Led by Simon de Montfort, the uprising stripped him of his authority and brought decades of personal rule to a catastrophic end. In the brutal civil war that followed, the political community was torn apart in a way unseen again until Cromwell. Renowned historian David Carpenter brings to life the dramatic events in the last phase of Henry III's momentous reign. Carpenter provides a fresh account of the king's strenuous efforts to recover power and sheds new light on the characters of the rebel de Montfort, Queen Eleanor, and Lord Edward--the future Edward I. A groundbreaking biography, Henry III illuminates as never before the political twists and turns of the day, showing how politics and religion were intimately connected.
Cartographies of Travel and Navigation
Author: James R. Akerman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010-11-15
Total Pages: 383
ISBN-13: 0226010783
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFinding one’s way with a map is a relatively recent phenomenon. In premodern times, maps were used, if at all, mainly for planning journeys in advance, not for guiding travelers on the road. With the exception of navigational sea charts, the use of maps by travelers only became common in the modern era; indeed, in the last two hundred years, maps have become the most ubiquitous and familiar genre of modern cartography. Examining the historical relationship between travelers, navigation, and maps, Cartographies of Travel and Navigation considers the cartographic response to the new modalities of modern travel brought about by technological and institutional developments in the twentieth century. Highlighting the ways in which the travelers, operators, and planners of modern transportation systems value maps as both navigation tools and as representatives of a radical new mobility, this collection brings the cartography of travel—by road, sea, rail, and air—to the forefront, placing maps at the center of the history of travel and movement. Richly and colorfully illustrated, Cartographies of Travel and Navigation ably fills the void in historical literature on transportation mapping.
BARON JOHN MALTRAVERS 1290–1364 ‘A WISE KNIGHT IN WAR AND PEACE’ AND HIS FOREBEARS AND DESCENDANTS 1066–1435
Author: Caroleen McClure
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Published: 2019-12-17
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1838591257
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first Baron John Maltravers led an extraordinary life. Knighted at the age of sixteen, he was taken prisoner at Bannockburn a few years later. As an associate of Roger Mortimer, he was a jailer of the deposed Edward II. On the fall of Mortimer, Maltravers was tried for treason and sentenced to death, but he had already fled abroad. His involuntary exile continued for twenty years. No attempt was made to capture him or to bring him to justice. By the time he returned to England, his only son had died in the Black Death, and Baron John’s heirs were his two granddaughters. His surviving granddaughter, Eleanor, married into the noble Arundel family, and by a quirk of fate her descendants became Earls of Arundel, as well as Barons Maltravers, titles which are borne by their descendant, the Duke of Norfolk, to this day. This fascinating history contains references to both published and unpublished sources, setting the lives of the Maltraverses in the context of national events. Illustrated with maps, photographs and family trees, the book provides readers with a detailed account of life in these turbulent times.
The Royal Abbey of Reading
Author: Ron Baxter
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 1783270845
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst full-length survey of Reading Abbey, one of the most important ecclesiastical buildings of the Middle Ages. Reading Abbey was built by King Henry I to be a great architectural statement and his own mausoleum, as well as a place of resort and a staging point for royal itineraries for progresses in the west and south-west of England. Fromthe start it was envisaged as a monastic site with a high degree of independence from the church hierarchy; it was granted enormous holdings of land and major religious relics to attract visitors and pilgrims, and no expense wasspared in providing a church comparable in size and splendour with anything else in England. However, in architectural terms, the abbey has, until recently, remained enigmatic, mainly because of the efficiency with which itwas destroyed at the Reformation. Only recently has it become possible to bring together the scattered evidence - antiquarian drawings and historic records along with a new survey of the standing remains - into a coherent picture.This richly illustrated volume provides the first full account of the abbey, from foundation to dissolution, and offers a new virtual reconstruction of the church and its cloister; it also shows how the abbey formed the backdropto many key historical events. Ron Baxter is the Research Director of the Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland.
