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Edward IV
Edward IV (king from 1461-83), so often overshadowed by his younger brother and eventual successor Richard III is a controversial figure in his own right. Was he a lazy and licentious lightweight who much preferred his mistresses to his ministers and had little taste for the arduous day-to-day business of government? Or was he, rather, a wise and successful monarch who laid the foundations for over a century of Tudor rule? This documentary study by the author of Richard III in the same series, presents contemporary and near-contemporary sources for Edward IV and his reign, enabling the reader to appreciate why the king s reputation has fluctuated so markedly, and provides an indispensable compendium for all who wish to enter the political world of Yorkist England."
Edward IV
Edward IV (1461-83), so often overshadowed by his younger brother and eventual successor Richard III is a controversial figure in his own right. Was he a lazy and licentious lightweight who much preferred his mistresses to his misters and had little taste for the arduous day-to-day businsess of government? Or was he, rather, a wise and successful monarch who laid the foundations for over a century of Tudor rule? This documentary study presents contemporary and near-contemporary sources for Edward IV and his reign, enabling the reader to appreciate why the king's reputation has fluctuated so markedly.
The Topsy Turvy World of Gilbert and Sullivan
No musical partnership has enjoyed greater success during its time span than that of Gilbert and Sullivan in the later 19th century. No fewer than a dozen Savoy operas are still regularly performed. The operas present audiences with splendidly rich and satirical evocations of Victorian England and its society: the prime subject matter of this book!
Richard III
The definitive book on Richard III written and researched by world experts in their field.
Richard III
An invaluable collection of primary sources, presented clearly and concisely, demonstrating why Richard III remained an enigma for so long.
Authority and Subversion
The themes of authority and subversion explored in relation to royal power, orthodox religion, and violence and disorder. 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' resistanceto 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.
Memoirs of a Yorkshire Bastard
Born in 1944, the bastard son of a neurotic divorced mother and an unknown father, Keith Dockray was brought up by working class foster parents in Huddersfield. Poeverty and insecurity dogged his early years but, in 1955, he passed the 11 plus, became a grammar school boy and, eventually, a history student at Bristol University in 1963. Theatre-going and social drinking soon became regular features of his lifestyle; however, an ever more powerful homosexual orientation, condeming him to membership of an opressed and widely despised minority, blighted his teenage and undergraduate years: indeed, it took him over a decade to come to terms with his sexuality, longer still to embrace its pleasur...
The Plumpton Letters and Papers
This volume in the Royal Historical Society's Camden Fifth Series is a comprehensive edition of the only surviving northern medieval letter collection.
