Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction: The Historiography of Centralisation and the Palatinate in the Fifteenth Century 1
6. 1 The Aristocracy and Gentry of Cheshire 17
7. PART I THE PALATINATE: ALIVE AND ACTIVE
8. 2 The political culture of the palatinate 39
9. 3 The Chester Mise: Taxation in an Autonomous County 63
10. 4 The Chester Council and Exchequer: Powerful Local Institutions 81
11. PART II DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE
12. 5 The Westminster and other external law courts 101
13. 6 Parliament and Legislation 119
14. 7 The Officers of the Palatinate 143
15. PART III POLITICS AND PROVINCIAL PRIVILEGE
16. 8 Henry VII and the palatinate 163
17. 9 Wolsey, Cromwell and Cheshire Politics, 1509–1536 187
18. 10 The Late 1530s and After 214
19. Conclusion 242
20. Bibliography 257
21. Index 293