Fifteenth-Century Attitudes - Perceptions of Society in Late Medieval England

Klappentext This collection of essays takes a fresh and invigorating look at late-medieval English society by focusing not on how people lived but on how they saw the world and their place in it. Alongside contributions on how different social groups saw themselves and were seen by others are more general discussions of key aspects of fifteenth-century life: attitudes to the rule of law, to the power of the ruler, to education, to honour and service, and finally to death. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Introduction Rosemary Horrox; 1. The king and his subjects G. L. Harriss; 2. Law and justice Edward Powell; 3. Aristocracy Kate Mertes; 4. Service Rosemary Horrox; 5. Education and advancement Michael J. Bennett; 6. Information and science Peter Murray Jones; 7. Women P. J. P. Goldberg; 8. Urban society D. M. Palliser; 9. Rural society Mark Bailey; 10. The poor Miri Rubin; 11. Religion Colin Richmond; 12. Death Margaret Aston.

Product details

• Authors: Rosemary Horrox, Rosemary (University of Cambridge) Horrox
• Assisted by: Rosemary Horrox (Editor), Horrox Rosemary (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.1997
• EAN: 9780521589864
• ISBN: 978-0-521-58986-4
• No. of pages: 260
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval