Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents IX
4. Illustrations and maps XIII
5. Abbreviations XV
6. Some Important Dates XXI
7. Acknowledgements XXIV
8. Introduction: the Making of a Reputation 1
9. Part One Collective Rule, 1422-1436
10. 1 The King's Accession 11
11. 2 The King's Councillors 28
12. 3 The King and his Household 51
13. 4 Clients, Patrons, and Politics, 1422-1429 68
14. 5 Clients, Patrons, and Politics, 1429-1436 94
15. 6 Financial Resources 107
16. 7 Lawlessness and Violence 128
17. 8 Frontiers and Foreigners 154
18. 9 England and the French Realm 178
19. 10 Propaganda and the Dual Monarchy 217
20. Part Two Personal Rule, 1436-1453
21. 11 The King and his Queen 231
22. 12 King Henry and hits Council 275
23. 13 The King's Court and Household 295
24. 14 The King's Patronage and the Royal Household 329
25. 15 In Search of Money 376
26. 16 Scotland, Ireland, and the Defence of the Realm 402
27. 17 The Fall of Lancastrian France - I 443
28. 18 The Fall of Lancastrian France - II 482
29. 19 The Aliens in the Realm 551
30. 20 Lawlessness and Aristocratic Violence 562
31. 21 Cade's Rebellion, 1450 610
32. 22 The Political Education of Richard, Duke of York 666
33. Part Three The Approach of Civil War, 1453-1461
34. 23 York's Opportunity, 1453-1456 715
35. 24 The Royalist Reaction, 1456-1460 772
36. 25 Lancastrian King and Yorkist Rule, 1460-1461 854
37. Epilogue: The Destruction of a Dynasty 883
38. Genealogical Tables 896
39. Maps 901
40. List of Authorities 907
41. Index 934