The Royal Household and the King's Affinity: Service, Politics and Finance in England 1360 - 1413
by Given-Wilson, Chris
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0300035705
- ISBN 13
- 9780300035704
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About This Item
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.
No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling, bookplate, and hint of aging on the front textblock. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, Minimal shelf handling wear. 9.25 inches tall, 327 pages with with Appendixes, Chapter Notes, Bibliography and Index. Illustrations.. In a period of intensely personal kingship, the royal court and household formed the political hub of the kingdom.
Using a wide range of primary sources, many of which have never been analyzed in detail before. Dr. Given-Wilson examines the reasons for the unpopularity of the royal household at a time when it stood at the very centre of the English political stage, thus shedding new light on such celebrated events as the Good Parliament of 1376, the Merciless Parliament of 1388, the revolution of 1399, and the political and financial solvency of the household during these years, and to the recruitment of the king's affinity under Richard II and Henry IV.
The author, Chris Given-Wilson is a British historian and academic, specializing in medieval history. He was Professor of History of the University of St Andrews, where he is now professor emeritus.
No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling, bookplate, and hint of aging on the front textblock. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, Minimal shelf handling wear. 9.25 inches tall, 327 pages with with Appendixes, Chapter Notes, Bibliography and Index. Illustrations.. In a period of intensely personal kingship, the royal court and household formed the political hub of the kingdom.
Using a wide range of primary sources, many of which have never been analyzed in detail before. Dr. Given-Wilson examines the reasons for the unpopularity of the royal household at a time when it stood at the very centre of the English political stage, thus shedding new light on such celebrated events as the Good Parliament of 1376, the Merciless Parliament of 1388, the revolution of 1399, and the political and financial solvency of the household during these years, and to the recruitment of the king's affinity under Richard II and Henry IV.
The author, Chris Given-Wilson is a British historian and academic, specializing in medieval history. He was Professor of History of the University of St Andrews, where he is now professor emeritus.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17958
- Title
- The Royal Household and the King's Affinity: Service, Politics and Finance in England 1360 - 1413
- Author
- Given-Wilson, Chris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0300035705
- ISBN 13
- 9780300035704
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven and London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Politics; Royality
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