The English Nobility in the Late Middle Ages
The Fourteenth-Century Political Community
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Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-14883-2
- Binding: Paperback
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 26th September 1996
- Pages: 240
- Illustrations: 9 line drawings
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About the Book
Four things dominated the life of the medieval noble: warfare, politics, land and family. It is with these central themes that this book is concerned. The English Nobility in the Late Middle Ages:* encompasses the whole of the upper segment of late medieval society
* examines the relation of social status and political influence
* describes the noble household and council
* examines in detail the territorial and familial policies pursued by great landholders
* emphasises the inter-relationship of local and national affairs
* is arranged thematically, making it ideal for student use
* has implications for the whole medieval period
Given-Wilson combines comprehensive synthesis with lucid analysis in this vivid reconstruction of political society in late medieval England.