Warwick the Kingmaker - Politics, Power and Fame

Informationen zum Autor A.J. Pollard Klappentext Warwick the Kingmaker was a fifteenth-century celebrity; a military hero, self-publicist and populist. For twelve years he was the arbiter of English politics, not hesitating to set up and put down kings. In the dominant strand of recent English historical writing, Warwick is condemned as a man who hindered the development of the modern state; in earlier centuries he was admired as an exemplar of true nobility who defied the centralising tendencies of the crown. A. J. Pollard offers a fresh assessment, to which neither approach is entirely appropriate, of the man whose nickname has become synonymous with power broking. Warwick the Kingmaker was a 15th-century celebrity; a military hero, self-publicist and populist. For twelve years, he was the arbiter of English politics, not hesitating to set up and put down kings. This work offers a fresh assessment of the man whose nickname has become synonymous with power broking. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface List of illustrations Abbreviations Introduction  Part One: Politics Chapter 1:  Premier Earl, 1428-55 Chapter 2:  York's Lieutenant, 1455-60  Chapter 3:   England's Caesar, 1460-65 Chapter 4:  The Third King, 1465-71 Part Two: Power Chapter 5:   Estates and Finances Chapter 6:   Lordship and Loyalty: East Anglia and the West Midlands Chapter 7:   Lordship and Loyalty: the north Chapter 8:   Calais and the Keeping of the Seas Part Three: Fame Chapter 9: The Idol of the Multitude Chapter 10: The Flower of Chivalry Conclusion Appendices Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: A J Pollard, A. J. Pollard, A.j. Pollard, Anthony James Pollard
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2007
• EAN: 9781847251824
• ISBN: 978-1-84725-182-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; England, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Biography: historical, political and military, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval