Kingsford''s Stonor Letters and Papers 1290-1483

Klappentext The Stonor letters and papers form one of only three surviving archives of gentry correspondence from late medieval England. The collection - which includes documents ranging from love letters to household accounts - provides us with a wealth of otherwise unobtainable detail about the lives and careers of a gentry family, their servants and their friends. Much of the material comes from the period of the Wars of the Roses, and allows us an insider's view on national events and the people involved in them. Originally edited by the historian C. L. Kingsford at the beginning of the century, the complete collection is reissued here, with a new introduction and annotation by Christine Carpenter. In many ways more representative of gentry life than the Paston letters, the Stonor letters and papers will be invaluable to scholars of late medieval England, and will make fascinating reading for anyone interested in the Wars of the Roses or life in medieval England. Zusammenfassung The Stonor Letters and Papers provides us with a wealth of otherwise unobtainable detail about the lives and careers of a late medieval gentry family. With a new introduction and annotation! this edition will be essential reading for scholars of late medieval England! and for anyone interested in the Wars of the Roses! or in medieval life generally. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to 1996 edition; List of abbreviations; Introduction to 1996 edition; Kingsford's introduction; Kingsford's appendix to his introduction; The Stonor letters and papers Volume I; The Stonor letters and papers Volume II; Supplementary letters and papers; Index; Notes; Summary listing of material in PRO not mentioned by Kingsford.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christine (University of Cambridge) Carpenter, Christine Kingsford Carpenter
• Con la collaborazione di: Christine Carpenter (Editore), Carpenter Christine (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 02.05.1996
• EAN: 9780521554671
• ISBN: 978-0-521-55467-1
• Pagine: 532
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Modern Op; Camden Classic Reprints
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Storia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; 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, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval