Sir john fortescue and the governance of england.

Sir John Fortescue was arguably the most important political thinker of fifteenth-century England. Rising from relative obscurity to become Chief Justice of the King's Bench he progressively assumed a political role as a partisan of the Lancastrian cause during the Wars of the Roses. As Chancel...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: KEKEWICH, MARGARET
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : BOYDELL Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Fortescue, John, > Sir, > 1394?-1476?
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
LAW > Legal History.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction, page 1
  • Part I : Life
  • 1. c. 1395-1442, page 11
  • 2. 1442-1461, page 44
  • 3. 1461-c. 1479, page 107
  • Part II : Works
  • 4. The apologist for Lancaster, page 153
  • 5. The advisor to princes, page 191
  • 6. The reception and influence of Sir John Fortescue's works, page 236
  • Conclusion, page 257
  • Appendix 1. Of the titles of Edward Earl of March (De titulo Edwardi Comitis Marchie), page 271
  • Appendix 2. The declaration upon certain writings late sent out of Scotland, page 286
  • Appendix 3. Surviving manuscripts of Sir John Fortescue's works, page 311
  • Appendix 4. Works referred to by Sir John Fortescue, page 322
  • Appendix 5. Modern English-language editions containing works by Sir John Fortescue, page 332
  • Bibliography, page 333
  • Index, page 349.

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