The Fifteenth Century Iii Authority And Subversion (v. 3) [Hardcover]

The essays in this volume explore themes long seen as central to the history of late medieval England and Europe. They examine the strength of opposition to Henry IV's usurpation, the nature and extent of the lollards' resistance to orthodox religion, and the contrasting causes of violence and disorder in the remote border regions at opposite ends of the country, in Cornwall and in the north-west. Subversion of its authority might be counteracted by a regime which recognized the importance of pageantry to bolster its public profile, while a complex weave of patronage, private interest and dedicated service enabled the Exchequer to function through periods of financial crisis. Relations between the Crown and urban centres, potentially a cause of tension, were eased by an emerging body of professional urban law-officers prepared to act as intermediaries.Contributors: PETER BOOTH, CLIVE BURGESS, KEITH DOCKRAY, ALASTAIR DUNN, PETER W. FLEMING, IAN FORREST, DAVID GRUMMITT, HANNES KLEINEKE, J.L. LAYNSMITH, JAMES LEE, FRANK D. MILLARD, JAMES ROSS, SIMON WALKER.The themes of authority and subversion explored in relation to royal power, orthodox religion, and violence and disorder.Authority and Subversion: A Conference on Fifteenth-Century England (with Peter Fleming) - Keith DockrayAuthority and Subversion: A Conference on Fifteenth-Century England (with Keith Dockray) - Peter W FlemingHenry IV and the Politics of Resistance in Early Lancastrian England, 1399-1413 - Alastair DunnSeditious Activities: The Conspiracy of Maud de Vere, Countess of Oxford, 1403-4 - James RossA Hotbed of Heresy? Fifteenth-Century Bristol and Lollardy Reconsidered - Anti-Lollard Polemic and Practice in Late Medieval England - Ian ForrestWhy the West was Wild: Law and Disorder in Fifteenth-Century Cornwall and Devon - Hannes KleinekeMen Behaving Badly? The West March Towards Scotland and the Percy-Neville Feud - Peter BoothAn Analysis of the Epitaphium Eiusdem Ducis Gloucestrie - Frank D MillardConl##