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John de Vere, thirteenth Earl of Oxford (1442-1513) : 'the foremost man of the kingdom' /
"Earl of Oxford for fifty years, and subject of six kings of England during the political strife of the Wars of the Roses, John de Vere's career included more changes of fortune than almost any other. He recovered his earldom after the execution of his father and brother for treason, but h...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY :
The Boydell Press,
[2011]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Frontcover; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Part I: The de Veres in Crisis , 1450-1485; 1 · The Earl's Familial Inheritance; The de Veres to 1450; John, twelfth earl of Oxford, 1450-61; The conspiracy of 1462; 2 · The Thirteenth Earl: Sedition, the Readeption, and Imprisonment, 1462-85; Regaining the earldom and the early years, 1462-9; The Readeption, 1469-71; Resistance, imprisonment and Bosworth, 1471-85; Part II: 'The Principal Personage in the Kingdom ', 1485-1513; 3 · Estates and Wealth
- 4 · 'His Principal Servant Both for War and Peace':Political Life under Henry VIIArraying the troops; Securing the east; The court and the king; 5 · Oxford's 'Satrapy'
- East Anglia, 1485-1513; Roots; Relations; Law and disorder; 6 · 'My Retainers ... Come to Do Me Service'
- The Earl's Affinity; The early years; The affinity after 1485
- personnel; The affinity after 1485
- types of service; 7 · Private and Public; Family relationships; Religion and interests; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX
- The de Vere Affinity; Directory of senior annuitants and administrators
- Annuitants in the will of 1509 and household staff, 1507-9SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Backcover