Title: The three Edwards : war and state in England, 1272-1377 /
Authors: Prestwich, Michael.
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Great Britain History; Great Britain History, Military; Great Britain History; Great Britain History
Abstract: Providing an overview to this eventful period of history, this book analyses the three kings of very different qualities and reputations.
Contents: The leopard or the lion: Edward I -- The proving ground: the war against the Scots -- Edward II: the incompetent King -- Counsel and consent: the development of Parliament -- The nobility -- 'Our just quarrel': the Hundred Years War -- War, profits and chivalry -- Crisis and stability: the domestic policies of Edward III to 1360 -- Plague, famine and war: the fourteenth-century economy -- The years of decline, 1360-77 -- Genealogical tables: The House of Plantagenet and its branches -- The succession to the Scottish throne -- The House of Valois.