The politics of magnate power in England and Wales, 1389-1413
By: Alastair Dunn.
Series: Oxford historical monographs
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Richard II, King of England, 1367-1400.; Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413.; Land tenure -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500.; Power (Social sciences) -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500.; Great Britain -- History -- Richard II, 1377-1399.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1377-1399.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1399-1485.; Great Britain -- History -- Henry IV, 1399-1413.
Description: Using previously neglected sources, this work offers a radical reinterpretation of the Lancastrian revolution, and the establishment of Henry IV's kingship. It also re-examines the reign of Richard II, and charts the shift of power between the crown and the nobility at the turn of the fifteenth century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-221) and index.