Buch, Englisch, 680 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1009 g
Buch, Englisch, 680 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1009 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-922687-0
Verlag: OUP Oxford
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 Crécy 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 series, Michael Prestwich brings this fascinating century to life.
Zielgruppe
General readers interested in history, especially in the medieval period, scholars and students of medieval English history.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
- Part I: Introductory
- The Environment
- The Crown and Kingship
- Government
- Part II: Politics and War
- Politics under Henry III
- Reconstruction and Reform, 1266-94
- Wales
- Political Crises, 1294-1311
- Times of Trouble, 1311-1330
- Scotland
- England under Edward III
- England and France
- The Armies of Edward III's French War
- Part III: Society and People
- The Great Lords
- The Knights and the Gentry
- Landownership and the Law
- The Management of Land
- The Peasantry
- The Towns
- Trade and Merchants
- Crime and Punishment
- Population and the Black Death
- Conclusion
