The Royal Minorities of Medieval and Early Modern England

by Beem, Charles

• ISBN13: 9780230608665
• ISBN10: 0230608663
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This study covers the history of the underage male kings of England, examining their historical relationship to one another and assessing their collective impact on the political and constitutional development of England.

Author Biography

Charles Beem is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Pembroke.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Notes on Contributors	p. xi
Woe to Thee, O Land! The Introduction	p. 1
The Minority of Henry III in the Context of Europe	p. 17
The More Things Change: Isabella and Mortimer, Edward III, and the Painful Delay of a Royal Majority (1327-1330)	p. 67
Richard II and the Fiction of Majority Rule	p. 103
The Minority of Henry VI, King of England and of France	p. 161
A Story of Failure: The Minority of Edward V	p. 195
"Have Not Wee a Noble Kynge?" The Minority of Edward VI	p. 211
Woe to Thee, O Land? Some Final Thoughts	p. 249
Index	p. 255
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