The Fifteenth Century Ix English And Continental Perspectives [Hardcover]

The essays here provide a series of unusual, varying and complex perspectives on late-medieval society, with a particular focus on the European context. They show how in the north of England the Cliffords and tenants of the honour of Pontefract were forced to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of their conflicting loyalties to local lords and distant kings; how in East Anglia the growing cult of St Margaret was reinforced by dissemination of her life-story [published here from a manuscript in the British Library]; how at Westminster the court of Henry IV was enhanced by his purchase of luxury items, and how the inept rule of his grandson Henry VI led to the de-skilling of hitherto competent bureaucracies in the exchequer and chancery; how in Normandy a fine line was drawn between brigandage and movements for independence; how in Burgundy the classic ideals of chivalry, as presented in the duchy's literature, contrasted with the grim reality of military and political confrontations; and how in Florence infants were nurtured. Contributors: Frederik Buylaert, Christine Carpenter, Vincent Challet, Juliana Dresvina, Jan Dumolyn, Andy King, Jessica Lutkin, Alessia Meneghin, Sarah RoseThis series [pushes] the boundaries of knowledge and [develops] new trends in approach and understanding. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEWHenry VI and the Deskilling of the Royal Bureaucracy - Christine CarpenterA Twelfth-Century Honour in a Fifteenth-Century World: The Honour of Pontefract - Sarah RoseThe Representation of Nobility and Chivalry in Burgundian Historiography: A Social Perspective - Frederik Buylaert and Jan DumolynTuchins and 'Brigands de Bois' Peasant Communities and Self-Defence Movements in Normandy During the Hundred Years War - Vincent ChalletA Heron for a Dame: A Hitherto Unpublished Middle English Prose Life of St. Margaret of Antioch in BL, Harley MS 4012 - Juliana DresvinaSir William Clifford: Rebellion and Reward in Henry IV's Affinity - Andy KingLuxury and Displayl£³