England, 1461: Predominantly Provincial Perspectives on the Early Months of the Reign of Edward IV

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Abbreviations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Part I: Rulers
6. Tyranny and Affinity: The Public and Private Authority of Richard II and Richard III 1
7. The Commission to ensure Good Governance of 11 May 1402: A Case Study of Lancastrian Counter-Propaganda 17
8. A Failure in Foresight: the Lancastrian Kings and the Lancastrian Dukes 27
9. Part II: Regions
10. The Strother Family 40
11. The Strothers: A Tale of Northern Gentle Folk, Social Mobility and Stagnation in Late Medieval Northumberland 41
12. ‘No Good unto our said King at this Time’ 57
13. Contemporary and Near-Contemporary Chroniclers: The North of England and the Wars of the Roses, c.1450–1471 65
14. England, 1461: Predominantly Provincial Perspectives on the Early Months of the Reign of Edward IV 81
15. Greater Landowners and the Management of their Estates in Late Medieval England 93
16. Lordship and the Social Elite in the Lordship of Gower during the Wars of the Roses 105
17. A Yorkist Legacy for the Tudor Prince of Wales on the Welsh Marches: Affinity-Building, Regional Government and National Politics, 1471–1502 119
18. Part III: Retinues
19. Southern England and Campaigns to France, 1415–1453 133
20. Last Men Standing: Lancashire Soldiers in the Wars in France 151
21. Northern Pride goes Before a Fall: The ‘Horrorable’ History of Adelston Attysle 165
22. List of Contributors 183
23. Professor Tony Pollard: An Appreciation 185
24. The Published Works of A.J. (Tony) Pollard, 1972–2019 189
25. Index 195
26. Tabula Gratulatoria 209