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The Lordly Ones
The exploits of Richard Neville, erstwhile supporter of both the Lancastrian and the Yorkist causes, have somewhat overshadowed those of other members of his family. Richardson pays his due to the most notorious of the Nevilles, but also acknowledges the significance of such figures as Ralph Neville, Lord of Raby, and Ralph, first Earl of Westmorland. The book is written with gusto, in similar style to the popular Deceivers , but its content is rooted in hard evidence: the author looks to contemporary and near-contemporary source material, rendering the volume not only enjoyable but informative.
The Bishopric of Durham in the Late Middle Ages
New study sets the medieval palatinate of Durham firmly in the context of a community built round the cult of St Cuthbert.
Henry IV
The crucial first years of Henry IV's reign examined, to discover how he met and overcame the challenges created by his usurpation of the throne. Having seized the throne from his cousin Richard II in 1399, Henry Bolingbroke, the first nobleman to be made king of England since the twelfth century, faced the remarkable challenge of securing his power and authority over a kingdom that was divided and in turmoil. This collection of essays - the first such collection focusing specifically on the reign of the first Lancastrian king - by some of the leading historians of late medieval England, takes a fresh look at the crucial but neglected first years of Henry IV's reign, examining how Henry met ...
Rural Society and Economic Change in County Durham
A regional study of landed society in the transition between the late medieval and early modern period.
Connections: The Ancestors of John West of Virginia and The West De La Warre Family 2000 BC to 1635
About the Book John West arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1618, the twelfth child of Thomas, Lord Delaware. Connections: The Ancestors of John West of Virginia and The West De La Warre Family 2000 BC to 1635 follows his ancestry through many generations, and connects his family to the Plantagents Kings of England, Charlemagne, the Merovingians, and King Priam of Troy, and the Vikings. About the Author Virginia Hegseth was born in 1930 in Ithaca, New York, oldest daughter of Dr. L. Bruce Carruthers and Jeanne Hugo Carruthers. Her father was a medical missionary, located in Miraj, India from 1931 to 1952. Virginia attend Highclere School, in Kodaikanal, South India, a boarding school for mis...
