King and Country : England and Wales in the Fifteenth Century

"King and Countryis a selection of essays and papers from Ralph A. Griffiths, published variously in Wales, England, France and North America between 1964 and 1990. It explores themes in the history of England and Wales in the Fifteenth Centuryand the dominions of the English crown beyond."--Bloomsbury Publishing. Contents......Page 4 Acknowledgements......Page 6 Introduction......Page 8 1. The Crown and the Royal Family in Later Medieval England......Page 10 2. The King's Court during the Wars of the Roses: Continuities in an Age of Discontinuities......Page 20 3. The English Realm and Dominions and the King's Subjects in the Later Middle Ages......Page 42 4. Wales and the Marches in the Fifteenth Century......Page 64 5. The Sense of Dynasty in the Reign of Henry VI......Page 92 6. Queen Katherine of Valois and a Missing Statute of the Realm......Page 112 7. Henry Tudor: The Training of a King......Page 124 8. Public and Private Bureaucracies in England and Wales in the Fifteenth Century......Page 146 9. Patronage, Politics and the Principality of Wales, 1413-1461......Page 170 10. William Botiller: A Fifteenth-Century Civil Servant......Page 188 11. Gruffydd ap Nicholas and the Rise of the House of Dinefwr......Page 196 12. Gruffydd ap Nicholas and the Fall of the House of Lancaster......Page 210 13. A Breton Spy in London......Page 230 14. William Wawe and his Gang......Page 236 15. The Trial of Eleanor Cobham: An Episode in the Fall of Duke Humphrey of Gloucester......Page 242 16. The Winchester Session of the 1449 Parliament: A Further Comment......Page 262 17. Richard of York and the Royal Household in Wales, 1449-1450......Page 274 18. Duke Richard of York's Intentions in 1450 and the Origins of the Wars of the Roses......Page 286 19. The King's Council and the First Protectorate of the Duke of York, 1450-1454......Page 314 20. Local Rivalries and National Politics: The Percies, the Nevilles and the Duke of Exeter, 1452-1454......Page 330 21. The Hazards of Civil War: The Mountford Family and the Wars of the Roses......Page 374 A......Page 392 B......Page 393 C......Page 395 E......Page 398 F......Page 399 G......Page 400 H......Page 402 K......Page 404 L......Page 405 M......Page 406 N......Page 407 O......Page 408 P......Page 409 R......Page 410 S......Page 411 T......Page 414 W......Page 415 Z......Page 417 Ralph A. Griffiths. Selection Of Essays And Papers, Published Variously In Wales, England, France, And North America Between 1964 And 1990--introd. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Very Good, A very good, clean and sound copy in blue cloth boards with a vey good dust jacket.