The Reign of Edward II: New Perspectives

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Gwilym Dodd, Anthony Musson
Boydell & Brewer, 2006 - 244 Seiten
A new review of the most significant issues of Edward II's reign.

Edward II presided over a turbulent and politically charged period of English history, but to date he has been relatively neglected in comparison to other fourteenth and fifteenth-century kings. This book offers a significant re-appraisal of a much maligned monarch and his historical importance, making use of the latest empirical research and revisionist theories, and concentrating on people and personalities, perceptions and expectations, rather than dry constitutional analysis. Papers consider both the institutional and the personal facets of Edward II's life and rule: his sexual reputation, the royal court, the role of the king's household knights, the nature of law and parliament in the reign, and England's relations with Ireland and Europe.

Contributors: J.S. HAMILTON, W.M. ORMROD, IAN MORTIMER, MICHAEL PRESTWICH, ALISTAIR TEBBIT, W.R. CHILDS, PAUL DRYBURGH, ANTHONY MUSSON, GWILYM DODD, ALISON MARSHALL, MARTYN LAWRENCE, SEYMOUR PHILLIPS.

 

Inhalt

Introduction
1
The Letters of Edward of Caernarfon Reconsidered
5
2 The Sexualities of Edward II
22
A Reconsideration of Edward IIs Sodomitical Reputation
48
4 The Court of Edward II
61
5 Household Knights and Military Service under the Direction of Edward II
76
6 England in Europe in the Reign of Edward II
97
7 The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel? Edward II and Ireland 13217
119
The Public and Private Faces of the Law
140
9 Parliament and Political Legitimacy in the Reign of Edward II
165
10 The Childhood and Household of Edward IIs HalfBrothers Thomas of Brotherton and Edmund of Woodstock
190
The Early Career of Hugh Despenser the Elder
205
12 The Place of the Reign of Edward II
220
Index
234
York Medieval Press Publications
244
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Gwilym Dodd,Anthony Musson
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Autoren-Profil (2006)

GWILYM DODD is Associate Professor of History at the University of Nottingham, UK. ANTHONY MUSSON is Head of Research at Historic Royal Palaces.

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TitelThe Reign of Edward II: New Perspectives
York Medieval Press
HerausgeberGwilym Dodd, Anthony Musson
VerlagBoydell & Brewer, 2006
ISBN1903153190, 9781903153192
Länge244 Seiten
  
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