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The Wars of the Roses: Politics and the Constitution in England
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- Title
- The Wars of the Roses (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks)
- ISBN
- 9780521318747
- Subject Area
- History
- Publication Name
- Wars of the Roses : Politics and the Constitution in England, C. 1437-1509
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Subject
- Europe / Great Britain / Norman Conquest to Late Medieval (1066-1485), Europe / Great Britain / Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603), Europe / Great Britain / General
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Series
- Cambridge Medieval Textbooks Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 15.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 312 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521318742
ISBN-13
9780521318747
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1117151
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Wars of the Roses : Politics and the Constitution in England, C. 1437-1509
Subject
Europe / Great Britain / Norman Conquest to Late Medieval (1066-1485), Europe / Great Britain / Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603), Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Series
Cambridge Medieval Textbooks Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
15.5 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
97-007038
Reviews
"Carpenter's text informs scholars and students of English medieval and Renaissance history. Its arguemtns are clear and well supported by the evidence, and it offers coherent explanations of the crisis of kingship in the fifteenth century. It is a welcome addition to an important series." Michael J. Galgano, History, '... this is a very important book which challenges many of the orthodoxies prevalent in late-medieval studies. By building on recent research, it brings important new ideas to a wider audience and skilfully combines an understanding of both the national and local dimensions of politics. It will doubtless set the agenda for future research for some years to come.' The Ricardian, '… this is a very important book which challenges many of the orthodoxies prevalent in late-medieval studies. By building on recent research, it brings important new ideas to a wider audience and skilfully combines an understanding of both the national and local dimensions of politics. It will doubtless set the agenda for future research for some years to come.' The Ricardian, "[Carpernter's] book will be read with great interest and considerable respect by students and scholars for whom the Wars of the Roses remain the single most important event in English medieval history." Cynthia J. Neville, Speculum, "This is a controversial work, perhaps in parts deliberately provocative. This is a book to make the blood of some fellow historians boil. As intended, one suspects, it will stimulate spirited reactions and hot debate. And all, no doubt, for the good." A.J. Pollard, Albion, '¿ this is a very important book which challenges many of the orthodoxies prevalent in late-medieval studies. By building on recent research, it brings important new ideas to a wider audience and skilfully combines an understanding of both the national and local dimensions of politics. It will doubtless set the agenda for future research for some years to come.¿ The Ricardian
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
942.04
Table Of Content
Introduction; 1. Sources and historiography; 2. The governance of England in the fifteenth century (i); 3. The governance of England in the fifteenth century (ii); 4. The Lancastrian kings to c. 1437; 5. Henry VI's adult rule: the first phase c. 1437-50; 6. The road to war: 1450-55; 7. The end of Lancastrian rule: 1455-61; 8. Edward IV's first reign: 1461-71; 9. The triumph of York: 1471-83; 10. Richard III and the end of Yorkist rule: 1483-5; 11. Henry VII and the end of the wars: 1485-1509; 12. Conclusions; Bibliographical notes.
Synopsis
This is a new interpretation of English politics during the extended period beginning with the majority of Henry VI in c. 1437 up to the accession of Henry VII in 1509. The later fifteenth century in England is a somewhat baffling and apparently incoherent period which historians and history students have found consistently difficult to handle. The large-scale 'revisionism' inspired by the classic work of K. B. McFarlane led to the first real work on politics, both national and local, but has left the period in a disjointed state: much material has been unearthed, but without any real sense of direction or coherence. This book places the events of the century within a clearly delineated framework of constitutional structures, practices and expectations, in an attempt to show the meaning of the apparently frenetic and purposeless political events which occurred within that framework - and which sometimes breached it. At the same time it takes cognisance of all the work that has been done on the period, including recent and innovative work on Henry VI., The Wars of the Roses was a period of major crisis in English politics and in the lives of the English landowning classes. This book attempts to explain why the Wars occurred, and with what results, by placing them in the context of the ruling classes' expectations of kingship and governance at that time. The book draws on a large amount of detailed work written over the past twenty-five years on local and national politics, to present a coherent synthesis of what can seem a baffling and incoherent period., The Wars of the Roses were a period of major crisis in English politics and in the lives of the English landowning classes. This book attempts to explain why the Wars happened, and with what results, by placing them in the context of the ruling classes' expectations of kingship and governance at this time.
LC Classification Number
JN137 .C37 1997
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