England in the Later Middle Ages

by Keen,Maurice

• ISBN13: 9780415272926
• ISBN10: 0415272920
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-16
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

First published to wide critical acclaim in 1973, England in the Later Middle Ages has become a seminal text for students studying this diverse, constantly changing period. This spirited work surveys the period from Edward I to the death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, which heralded in the Tudor Age. The study discusses the important aspects of the age such as: the reign of Edward I and Edward II; Edward III and the Hundred years War; plague and the changing economy; church and state in the Later Middle Ages; and the rise and fall of the Lancastrian empire. The Second Edition of this book, while maintaining the character of the original, brings the study up to date. Each chapter includes a discussion of the historiographical developments of the last decade and the author takes a fresh look at the changing world of the later Middle Ages, particularly the plague and the economy. Also included is a rewritten introduction.

Author Biography

Maurice Keen is a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Preface to the revised edition	ix
List of abbreviations	xi
1 Introduction: The structure of government and politics	1	(20)
SECTION I Edward I And Edward II 1290-1330	21	(62)
2 Outward war and troubles at home: 1290-1314	23	(23)
3 The reign of Edward II and its aftermath	46	(21)
4 Politics and constitution: 1290-1330	67	(16)
SECTION II The age of Edward III 1330-1360	83	(52)
5 The early years of Edward III: 1330-1338	85	(14)
6 Edward III and the Hundred Years War: 1337-1360	99	(18)
7 England under Edward III: 1330-1360	117	(18)
SECTION III The changing world of the later Middle Ages	135	(64)
8 Plague and economic change: an overview	137	(23)
9 Church and state in the later Middle Ages	160	(20)
10 Mysticism, Wydif and Lollardy	180	(19)
SECTION IV The uncertain years 1360-1415	199	(80)
11 Defeat abroad and unrest at home: 1360-1381	201	(18)
12 The reign of Richard II	219	(23)
13 The reign of Henry IV	242	(19)
14 Politics and society: parliament and the council	261	(18)
SECTION V The rise and fall of the Lancastrian empire	279	(88)
15 The reign of Henry V	281	(21)
16 Henry VI and France: 1422-1453	302	(23)
17 Henry VI and England: 1422-1450	325	(22)
18 The Wars of the Roses: 1450-1461	347	(20)
SECTION VI The Yorkists	367	(47)
19 Edward IV and Richard III	369	(25)
20 England under the Yorkists	394	(20)
Epilogue	414	(5)
Bibliography	419	(32)
Genealogical tables	451	(8)
1 The French succession in 1328 and after
2 The House of Plantagenet and its branches
3 The Houses of Tork and March
4 The House of Beaufort
5 The House of Neville
6 The Woodville Family
Maps	459	(3)
1 Southern Scotland and Northern England
2 France after the Treaty of Brétigny, 1360
3 France at the time of the siege of Orleans, 1429
Index	462