The English Nobility in the Late Middle Ages

Zusatztext 'Given-Wilson is sensible and judicious! but also when necessary! incisive. As an introduction to the medieval nobility his book is ideal.'- Times Literary Supplement Informationen zum Autor Chris Given-Wilson is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of St Andrews. Klappentext First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung An authoritative and vivid reconstruction of the true nature of political society in late medieval England. Arranged thematically, it is ideal for student use. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I The ranks of the nobility 1 Kings and the titled nobility 2 The peerage 3 The gentry Part II Servants, lands, and the family 4 Households and councils 5 Estates in land 6 Property, the family, and money CONCLUSION: Political society in fourteenth-century England

'Given-Wilson is sensible and judicious, but also when necessary, incisive. As an introduction to the medieval nobility his book is ideal.' Times Literary Supplement

Autorentext
Chris Given-Wilson is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of St Andrews.

Klappentext

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Zusammenfassung
An authoritative and vivid reconstruction of the true nature of political society in late medieval England. Arranged thematically, it is ideal for student use.

Inhalt
Introduction Part I The ranks of the nobility 1 Kings and the titled nobility 2 The peerage 3 The gentry Part II Servants, lands, and the family 4 Households and councils 5 Estates in land 6 Property, the family, and money CONCLUSION: Political society in fourteenth-century England