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The Reign Of Edward Ii
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Author : Gwilym Dodd
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2006
The Reign Of Edward Ii written by Gwilym Dodd and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A new review of the most significant issues of Edward II's reign. Edward II presided over a turbulent and politically charged period of English history, but to date he has been relatively neglected in comparison to other fourteenth and fifteenth-century kings. This book offers a significant re-appraisal of a much maligned monarch and his historical importance, making use of the latest empirical research and revisionist theories, and concentrating on people and personalities, perceptions and expectations, rather than dry constitutional analysis. Papers consider both the institutional and the personal facets of Edward II's life and rule: his sexual reputation, the royal court, the role of the king's household knights, the nature of law and parliament in the reign, and England's relations with Ireland and Europe. Contributors: J.S. HAMILTON, W.M. ORMROD, IAN MORTIMER, MICHAEL PRESTWICH, ALISTAIR TEBBIT, W.R. CHILDS, PAUL DRYBURGH, ANTHONY MUSSON, GWILYM DODD, ALISON MARSHALL, MARTYN LAWRENCE, SEYMOUR PHILLIPS.
The Place Of The Reign Of Edward Ii In English History
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Author : Thomas Frederick Tout
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 200?
The Place Of The Reign Of Edward Ii In English History written by Thomas Frederick Tout and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 200? with Great Britain categories.
Fourteenth Century England
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Author : Chris Given-Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Boydell Press
Release Date : 2004
Fourteenth Century England written by Chris Given-Wilson and has been published by Boydell Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
This series provides a forum for the most recent research into the political, social and ecclesiastical history of the 14th century.
Edward Ii
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Author : Kathryn Warner
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2024-05-16
Edward Ii written by Kathryn Warner and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Edward II is one of the most unsuccessful and unconventional kings in English history, and is well-known for having passionate and probably intimate relationships with men. In modern times, he has often been considered an LGBT+ icon of sorts. Edward II: His Sexuality and Relationships looks at the men in the king’s life and examines the relations he had with them in the context of medieval notions of sexuality and the famous, albeit almost certainly mythical, idea that he was murdered with a red-hot poker as punishment for having sex with men. It also investigates Edward’s associations with women. Though often thought of as a gay man, it is more likely that Edward was bisexual: he fathered an illegitimate son in his early twenties, at the age of forty had an intimate encounter with a woman in London which is recorded in his household account, and might even have had an incestuous relationship with his own niece. Edward’s marriage to the king of France’s daughter Isabella, arranged when they were children, has often been depicted as a tragic disaster from start to finish. Edward II: His Sexuality and Relationships takes a detailed look at the royal marriage and at all the evidence that it was in fact a happy and mutually supportive partnership for many years, and at Isabella’s important though over-romanticized association with the baron Roger Mortimer. Because Edward is often assumed to have been solely attracted to men, numerous modern authors have depicted him as a grotesque caricature of a camp, weak, foppish gay man. Edward II: His Sexuality and Relationships reveals him as he truly was: as a chronicler puts it, ‘one of the strongest men in his realm.'
Edward Ii S Nieces The Clare Sisters
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Author : Kathryn Warner
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2020-03-20
Edward Ii S Nieces The Clare Sisters written by Kathryn Warner and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“A great book to introduce you to three fascinating sisters whose marriages during the reign of the infamous Edward II transformed England.” —Adventures of a Tudor Nerd The de Clare sisters Eleanor, Margaret and Elizabeth were born in the 1290s as the eldest granddaughters of King Edward I of England and his Spanish queen Eleanor of Castile, and were the daughters of the greatest nobleman in England, Gilbert “the Red” de Clare, Earl of Gloucester. They grew to adulthood during the turbulent reign of their uncle Edward II, and all three of them were married to men involved in intense, probably romantic or sexual, relationships with their uncle. When their elder brother Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, was killed during their uncle’s catastrophic defeat at the battle of Bannockburn in June 1314, the three sisters inherited and shared his vast wealth and lands in three countries, but their inheritance proved a poisoned chalice. Eleanor and Elizabeth, and Margaret’s daughter and heir, were all abducted and forcibly married by men desperate for a share of their riches, and all three sisters were imprisoned at some point either by their uncle Edward II or his queen Isabella of France during the tumultuous decade of the 1320s. Elizabeth was widowed for the third time at twenty-six, lived as a widow for just under forty years, and founded Clare College at the University of Cambridge. “Another enjoyable read on women in history that don’t always get the limelight that they deserve. Kathryn Warner has done it once again by providing a well-written, well-researched, informative and engaging read.” —Where There’s Ink There’s Paper
Vita Edwardi Secundi
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Author : Wendy R. Childs
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2005-02-03
Vita Edwardi Secundi written by Wendy R. Childs and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-03 with History categories.
The Vita Edwardi Secundi is the best and most readable of the chronicles of the reign of Edward II, and throws a fascinating light on the world of high politics. The anonymous author was close to the centre of politics, probably a royal clerk, and possibly John Walwayn (or someone with a similar career). His focus is largely on domestic politics and the relationship of the king and his barons, and he records the clashes and reconciliations of the period 1311-22 in valuabledetail. He also has much to say on the Scottish war, the appointment of bishops, and the outbreak of the French war. The work ends in the winter of 1325/6 with Queen Isabella's refusal to return from France while Despenser remained with the king.The work is much more than a simple chronicle. The author consciously wrote history and so commented extensively on personalities, and also on causation, motivation, and the vices of his age. He was generous to Gaveston despite his pride, more condemning of the Despensers' greed, and lamented Lancaster's wasted gifts. His reports on the arguments of both sides in the clashes between the king and his opponents are particularly enlightening, and show how serious were the threats to the king'sauthority, especially those voiced in 1321. The author's fear of civil war and attempts to define the fine line dividing resistance and treason probably reflect the concerns of many close to the court at that time.Recent research has emphasized that the Vita should be seen as a 'journal' rather than a 'memoir', and this enhances its value further, allowing historians to chart the changing views of a well-placed observer during the dramatic events of Edward's reign.The Vita has been edited three times before, once in each century since its discovery in 1728, but the last edition of 1957 has long been out of print. This new edition revises the Latin text and translation, provides a completely new introduction and historical notes to take account of recent scholarship, and includes a new and full apparatus and indices.
Isabella Of France
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Author : Kathryn Warner
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2016-03-15
Isabella Of France written by Kathryn Warner and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-15 with History categories.
The fascinating story of the exceptional woman who wrested power from Edward II and changed the course of English history
Fourteenth Century England
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Author : Nigel Saul
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2000
Fourteenth Century England written by Nigel Saul and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
Biennial volumes of new research on an eventful century coloured by the Plantagenet dynasty. The fourteenth century is one of the most turbulent and compelling periods of English history, reflected in the vitality of the current scholarship devoted to it. This new series provides a forum for the most recent research intothe political, social, and ecclesiastical history of the century, and complements earlier series from Boydell & Brewer, Anglo-Norman Studies and Thirteenth Century England, which taken together offer a complete overview of debate on the middle ages. The substantial and significant studies in this volume have a particular focus on political history, including examinations of Edward II's charter witness lists and the consolidation of HenryIV's power in his early years; other topics include the Black Death and law-making, castle-building and memorials, war and chivalry in the Scalacronica, and architecture in the courts of Edward III and Charles V of France. Contributors: JEFFREY HAMILTON, ANDY KING, ROY M. HAINES, ANTHONY MUSSON, GLORIA J. BETCHER, CYNTHIA J. NEVILLE, CHRISTOPHER PHILPOTTS, CHARLES COULSON, MARY WHITELEY, NICHOLAS ROGERS, LYNDA DENNISON, DOUGLAS BIGGS NIGEL SAUL is Professor of Medieval History, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London.
The Place Of The Reign Of Edward Ii In English History
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Author : Thomas Frederick Tout
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1936
The Place Of The Reign Of Edward Ii In English History written by Thomas Frederick Tout and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1936 with Great Britain categories.
Thomas Of Lancaster 1307 1322
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Author : John Robert Maddicott
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1970
Thomas Of Lancaster 1307 1322 written by John Robert Maddicott and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Biography & Autobiography categories.