Edward III and the English peerage : royal patronage, social mobility, and political control in fourteenth-century England /

Patronage was central to medieval kingship, and a crucial facet of royal power. This book, the first in-depth examination of this crucial facet of royal power, offers a detailed analysis of how Edward III, one of the most successful and, to use a modern term, charismatic of medieval English monarchs...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bothwell, James
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2004.
Temas:
Edward > III, > King of England, > 1312-1377.
Edward > III, > King of England, > 1312-1377
To 1500
Patronage, Political > Great Britain > History > To 1500.
Social mobility > Great Britain > History > To 1500.
Nobility > Great Britain > History > To 1500.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Nobility
Patronage, Political
Politics and government
Social conditions
Social mobility
Cliëntelisme.
Sociale mobiliteit.
Politieke macht.
Adel.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1327-1377.
England > Social conditions > 1066-1485.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1327-1377.
Angleterre > Conditions sociales > 1066-1485.
England
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. New parliamentary peerage creations, 1330-77 : the sources and uses of royal patronage
  • 1. The 'new' nobility
  • 2. Mechanisms of royal largesse
  • 3. Royal feudal rights
  • 4. Annuities and assignments
  • 5. Routine patronage
  • pt. 2. The impact and rationale of Edward III's patronage
  • 6. Contemporary response
  • 7. Distribution of royal favour
  • 8. Kings, the parliamentary peerage and royal patronage in the later middle ages
  • App. 1. The definition of 'new men' and other limitations on this study
  • App. 2. Careers of major players
  • App. 3. Escheats, expectancies and forfeitures
  • App. 4. Marriage rights and arrangements
  • App. 5. Wardships and custodies
  • App. 6. Annuities.

Ejemplares similares