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Richard III and the Death of Chivalryby David Hipshon
The History Press 2011; US$ 29.15The conventional view of Richard III's defeat at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 is that it was due to a loss of support for him after his usurpation of the throne. However, David Hipshon argues that the result might very well have been in his favour, had not his support for James Harrington in a long-running family feud with Thomas, Lord Stanley led to the latter betraying him. Bosworth was the last English battle in which the monarch relied on feudal retainers: at Stoke two years later professional mercenaries were the key to Henry VII's victory. The author examines how the power politics of the conflict between the Stanleys and the Harringtons, and Richard's motives in supporting the latter, led to the king's death on the battlefield,... more...
Bond Men Made Freeby Rodney Hilton
Routledge 1977; US$ 38.95Rodney Hilton's account of the Peasant's Revolt of 1381 remains the classic authoritative text on the 'English Rising'. Hilton views the revolt in the context of a genral European pattern of class conflict. He demonstrates that the peasant movements that disturbed the Middle Ages were not mere unrelated outbreaks of violence but had their roots in common economic and political conditions and in a recurring conflict of interest between peasants and landowners. Now with a new introduction byu Christopher Dyer, this survey will remain the leading source for students of medieval English peasantry. more...
English Political Culture in the Fifteenth Centuryby Michael Hicks
Routledge 2002; US$ 36.95A new and original study of how politics worked in late medieval England, throwing new light on a much-discussed period in English history. more...
Three Edwardsby Michael Prestwich
Routledge 2003; US$ 37.95This book is an excellent introduction to this eventful and fascinating period of history. The second edition updates the picture throughout. more...
Wars Of The Rosesby Bruce Webster
Routledge 1998; US$ 30.95A problem-focused and clearly organized survey of the dynastic strife and crisis of medieval government in 15th century England. more...
British Sources of Informationby P. Jackson
Routledge 1987; US$ 428.00A unique guide to a multitude of diverse topics - British politics, government, society, literature, thought, arts, economics, history and geography. more...
Bond Men Made Freeby Rodney Hilton
Routledge 2003; US$ 34.95This account of the Peasant's Revolt of 1381 remains the classic authoratative text on the 'English Rising'. more...
England in the Later Middle Agesby Maurice Keen
Routledge 2003; US$ 39.95First 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. The second edition of this book, while maintaining the character of the more...
The Age of Edward IIIby J. S. Bothwell
Boydell & Brewer 2001; US$ 80.00The Age of Edward III gives a lively, concise and focused compilation of new research findings on a period which has seen increased interest in recent years. Bringing together established historians and younger scholars, this book, the result of a conference held at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York, England, in 1999 gives fresh perspectives on many facets of the reign - political, social, legal, military, and diplomatic. more...
Restoration and Reform, 1153-1165by Graeme J. White; Rosamond McKitterick; Christine Carpenter; Jonathan Shepard
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 45.00This book, covering the close of Stephen's reign (1135-54) and the early phase of Henry II's (1154-89), examines the government of England in the aftermath of civil war. It suggests that the extent of 'anarchy' under Stephen has been exaggerated as 'restoration' gave way to 'reform'. more...









