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Zusatztext ...an admirable blend of clarity and objective empiricism Informationen zum Autor Michael Prestwich gained his D.Phil from Christ Church, Oxford and then held posts at Oxford and the University of St Andrews before moving to Durham University in 1979. He has been Professor of History since 1986 and from 1992 to 1999 he was Pro-Vice-Chancellor. Klappentext In this thorough and illuminating work! Michael Prestwich provides a comprehensive study of Plantagenet England! a dramatic and turbulent period which saw many changes. In politics it saw Simon de Montfort's challenge to the crown in Henry II's reign and it witnessed the deposition of EdwardI. In contrast! it also saw the highly successful rules of Edward I and his grandson! Edward III. Political institutions were transformed with the development of parliament and war was a dominant theme: Wales was conquered and the Scottish Wars of Independence started in Edward I's reign! and underEdward III there were triumphs at Crecy and Poitiers. Outside of politics! English society was developing a structure! from the great magnates at the top to the peasantry at the bottom. Economic changes were also significant! from the expansionary period of the thirteenth century to years ofdifficulty in the fourteenth century! culminating in the greatest demographic disaster of historical times! the Black Death. In this volume in the New Oxford History of England Michael Prestwich brings this fascinating century to life. Zusammenfassung The dramatic period 1225-1360 in Britain witnessed Simon de Montfort's challenge to the crown, Edward II's deposition and death, great English victories in France, and the disaster of the Black Death. This work provides a study of this period, illuminating themes of politics, economics, war, and society.
