This series [pushes] the boundaries of knowledge and [develops] new trends in approach and understanding. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW The essays here provide a series of unusual, varying and complex perspectives on late-medieval society, with a particular focus on the European context. They show how in the north of England the Cliffords and tenants of the honourof Pontefract were forced to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of their conflicting loyalties to local lords and distant kings; how in East Anglia the growing cult of St Margaret was reinforced by dissemination of her life-story [published here from a manuscript in the British Library]; how at Westminster the court of Henry IV was enhanced by his purchase of luxury items, and how the inept rule of his grandson Henry VI led to the "de-skilling" ofhitherto competent bureaucracies in the exchequer and chancery; how in Normandy a fine line was drawn between brigandage and movements for independence; how in Burgundy the classic ideals of chivalry, as presented in the duchy's literature, contrasted with the grim reality of military and political confrontations; and how in Florence infants were nurtured. Contributors: Frederik Buylaert, Christine Carpenter, Vincent Challet, Juliana Dresvina, Jan Dumolyn, Andy King, Jessica Lutkin, Alessia Meneghin, Sarah Rose

About the Author
LINDA CLARK is Editor Emeritus at the History of Parliament. ANDY KING is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Southampton, UK. Dr Sarah Rose is the Assistant Editor of VCH Cumbria. Professor Fiona Edmonds was Director of VCH Cumbria from 2016 until 2024.

Reviews
[An] increasingly valuable series. * HISTORY *
A strong addition to this important series. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *
Nine well-researched and well-written papers. * SOUTHERN HISTORY *



Book Information
ISBN 9781843836070
Author Linda Clark
Format Hardback
Page Count 228
Imprint The Boydell Press
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Weight(grams) 506g