UID:
almahu_9947413039202882
Format:
1 online resource (x, 232 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781846152306 (ebook)
Content:
Patronage was central to medieval kingship, and a crucial facet of royal power. This book, the first in-depth examination of this crucial facet of royal power, offers a detailed analysis of how Edward III, one of the most successful and, to use a modern term, charismatic of medieval English monarchs, used royal favour to create a 'new nobility' and to reward and control the established peerage. Dr Bothwell shows how judicious use of largesse helped to produce domestic stability and encouraged the successful prosecution of foreign wars. Further, the study demonstrates how the nature of royal patronage came to reflect changes in feudalism, land law, finance, and the Church and the consequences of these changes for the more general history of medieval patronage, the evolution of the Lords and Commons, and the state of royal power both at the centre and in the localities. Overall, it is a clear, concise study of how Edward III used patronage to reposition the monarchy after the vicissitudes of his father's reign and a problematic minority. J.S. BOTHWELL is Lecturer in Later Medieval English History, University of Leicester.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
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New parliamentary peerage creations, 1330-77 : the sources and uses of royal patronage --
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The 'new' nobility --
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Mechanisms of royal largesse --
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Royal feudal rights --
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Annuities and assignments --
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Routine patronage --
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The impact and rationale of Edward III's patronage --
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Contemporary response --
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Distribution of royal favour --
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Kings, the parliamentary peerage and royal patronage in the later middle ages --
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The definition of 'new men' and other limitations on this study --
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Careers of major players --
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Escheats, expectancies and forfeitures --
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Marriage rights and arrangements --
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Wardships and custodies --
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Annuities.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781843830474
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
URL:
http://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781846152306/type/BOOK
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