English Nobility in the Late Middle Ages - The Fourteenth-Century Political Community

List of contents

Introduction Part I The ranks of the nobility 1 Kings and the titled nobility 2 The peerage 3 The gentry Part II Servants, lands, and the family 4 Households and councils 5 Estates in land 6 Property, the family, and money CONCLUSION: Political society in fourteenth-century England

About the author

Chris Given-Wilson is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of St Andrews.

Summary

First Published in 2004. Four things dominated the life of the mediaeval noble: warfare, politics, land and family. It is with these central themes that this book is concerned. It encompasses the whole of the upper segment of the 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 and has implications for the whole medieval period.

Additional text

'Given-Wilson is sensible and judicious, but also when necessary, incisive. As an introduction to the medieval nobility his book is ideal.' – Times Literary Supplement

Product details

• Authors: Given Wilson, Chris Given-Wilson, Chris (Professor of Late Medieval History University of St Andrews) Given-Wilson, Given-Wilson Chris
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.12.2016
• EAN: 9781138156869
• ISBN: 978-1-138-15686-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; History, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General