First published to wide critical acclaim in 1973, this is an excellent second edition that brings the study up to date. Maintaining the spirited character of the original, this is a seminal text for students of this diverse and complex period. Each chapter includes a discussion of the historiographical developments of the last decade, and focusing on the plague and the economy, Maurice Keen presents a fresh look at the changing world of the Later Middle Ages. Surveying the period from Edward I to the death of Richard III which heralded in the Tudor age, this enthralling and informative work will be of massive benefit to students of history and the Middle Ages.
Corbett “ The Development of the Duchy of Normandy , ” p . 508 ) states that the crown's annual income in 1086 was £ 17,650 , but this figure includes , oddly , some £ 5,500 in the honors of Odo of Bayeux and Robert of Mortain in ...
A collection of essays tackles a neglected field of Japan's history.
States and Rulers in Later Medieval Europe
In writing this book, Bryce Lyon has produced a work whose breadth of scholarship is unique among studies of the period.