Plantagenet England

The dramatic period 1225-1360 in Britain witnessed Simon de Montfort's challenge to the crown, Edward II's deposition and death, great English victories in France, and the disaster of the Black Death. It also saw the development of the state. This book provides a study of this period, illuminating themes of politics, economics, war, and society.

...an admirable blend of clarity and objective empiricism

Autorentext
Michael Prestwich gained his D.Phil from Christ Church, Oxford and then held posts at Oxford and the University of St Andrews before moving to Durham University in 1979. He has been Professor of History since 1986 and from 1992 to 1999 he was Pro-Vice-Chancellor.

Klappentext
In this thorough and illuminating work, Michael Prestwich provides a comprehensive study of Plantagenet England, a dramatic and turbulent period which saw many changes. In politics it saw Simon de Montfort's challenge to the crown in Henry II's reign and it witnessed the deposition of Edward
I. In contrast, it also saw the highly successful rules of Edward I and his grandson, Edward III. Political institutions were transformed with the development of parliament and war was a dominant theme: Wales was conquered and the Scottish Wars of Independence started in Edward I's reign, and under
Edward III there were triumphs at Crecy and Poitiers. Outside of politics, English society was developing a structure, from the great magnates at the top to the peasantry at the bottom. Economic changes were also significant, from the expansionary period of the thirteenth century to years of
difficulty in the fourteenth century, culminating in the greatest demographic disaster of historical times, the Black Death. In this volume in the New Oxford History of England Michael Prestwich brings this fascinating century to life.

Inhalt
Preface; PART I: INTRODUCTORY; 1. The Environment; 2. The Crown and Kingship; 3. Government; PART II: POLITICS AND WAR; 4. Politics under Henry III; 5. Reconstruction and Reform, 1266-94; 6. Wales; 7. Political Crises, 1294-1311; 8. Times of Trouble, 1311-1330; 9. Scotland; 10. England under Edward III; 11. England and France; 12. The Armies of Edward III's French War; PART III: SOCIETY AND PEOPLE; 13. The Great Lords; 14. The Knights and the Gentry; 15. Landownership and the Law; 16. The Management of Land; 17. The Peasantry; 18. The Towns; 19. Trade and Merchants; 20. Crime and Punishment; 21. Population and the Black Death; Conclusion

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