The Politics of Magnate Power: England and Wales 1389-1413

by Alastair Dunn

Overview

Using hitherto neglected sources, this work offers a dramatic reinterpretation of the Lancastrian revolution, and the establishment of Henry IV's kingship. It is also the first work for thirty years to re-examine the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV together, charting the shifting balance of power between the crown and the nobility across the turn of the fifteenth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199263103
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/28/2003
Series:	Oxford Historical Monographs
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

University of Durham

Table of Contents

AbbreviationsIntroduction1. The Legal Framework2. Crown and Higher Nobility in Late Fourteenth-Century England3. The English Magnates and the 'Tyranny' of Richard II 1397-13994. Revolution and Rebellion 1399-14005. Magnate Rebellion and the Lancastrian Crown 1403-14136. Inheritance, Service, and Reward: John Montagu, Thomas Despenser, and William Lescrope 1390-13997. The Administration of Confiscated Estates under Richard II's TyrannyConclusion: The Politics of Magnatial PowerAppendixesBibliography