Political Elites in South-West England, 1450–1500
Subtitle: Politics, Governance, and the Wars of the Roses
By: R. E. Stansfield; with a Foreword by Anthony J. Pollard.
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lewiston, New York, USA; Queenston, Ontario, Canada; Lampeter, Wales, UK
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 978-0-7734-4714-1
Copyright date: 2009
Subjects: Regionalism -- England -- West Country -- History; Elite (Social sciences) -- England -- West Country -- History; West Country (England) -- Politics and government; Great Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: List of Illustrations
pagenum: i; title: Foreword by Professor Anthony J. Pollard
pagenum: iii; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: vii; title: Abbreviations
pagenum: ix; title: 1. Introduction
pagenum: 1; title: Intentional or Unintentional Implications
pagenum: 5; title: Political and Governmental Implications
pagenum: 8; title: Methodological Implications
pagenum: 12; title: The Regional Approach: South-West England
pagenum: 15; title: 2. Regions and Identities in South-West England
pagenum: 27; title: Geographical Regions
pagenum: 32; title: Economic Regions
pagenum: 35; title: Cultural Regions
pagenum: 41; title: Conclusions
pagenum: 56; title: 3. Political Structures
pagenum: 61; title: Formal Points of Contact: Council, Court, and County
pagenum: 63; title: Informal Points of Contact: Lordship and Clientelism
pagenum: 70; title: Sources for the Study of Lordship
pagenum: 79; title: The Duchy of Cornwall: Estates, Regalities, and Administration
pagenum: 84; title: Political Regions: Institutional and Gubernatorial
pagenum: 93; title: 4. Political Elites
pagenum: 97; title: Study of Political Elites
pagenum: 98; title: Definition of Political Elites
pagenum: 101; title: Regional Identity and Political Eites in South-West England
pagenum: 106; title: Three Case Studies: The Hungerfords, Arundells, and Edgcumbes
pagenum: 119; title: Conclusions
pagenum: 147; title: 5. Patrons, Clients, and Politics: 1450–61
pagenum: 149; title: Government and Politics in Somerset
pagenum: 151; title: Government and Politics in Dorset
pagenum: 161; title: Government and Politics in Devon
pagenum: 165; title: Government and Politics in Cornwall
pagenum: 173; title: Overview: The Roles of Somerset, Bonville, and Wiltshire
pagenum: 183; title: 6. Regional Governance and Readeption: 1461–71
pagenum: 191; title: Government and Politics in Somerset
pagenum: 192; title: Government and Politics in Dorset
pagenum: 200; title: Government and Politics in Devon
pagenum: 206; title: Government and Politics in Cornwall
pagenum: 213; title: Overview: The Regional Role of Humphrey, Lord Stafford
pagenum: 220; title: 7. Regional Governance and Restructuring: 1471–83
pagenum: 227; title: Government and Politics in Somerset
pagenum: 228; title: Government and Politics in Dorset
pagenum: 238; title: Government and Politics in Devon
pagenum: 244; title: Government and Politics in Cornwall
pagenum: 252; title: Overview: The Roles of Clarence, Hastings, Dinham, and Dorset
pagenum: 260; title: 8. Usurpation and Upheaval: 1483–85
pagenum: 267; title: Government and Politics in Somerset
pagenum: 268; title: Government and Politics in Dorset
pagenum: 280; title: Government and Politics in Devon
pagenum: 284; title: Government and Politics in Cornwall
pagenum: 290; title: Overview: Regional Roles and Northernisation
pagenum: 298; title: 9. Centralization and Settlement: 1485–1500
pagenum: 303; title: Government and Politics in Somerset
pagenum: 305; title: Government and Politics in Dorset
pagenum: 317; title: Government and Politics in Devon
pagenum: 321; title: Government and Politics in Cornwall
pagenum: 329; title: Overview: The Roles of Daubeney and Willoughby
pagenum: 339; title: 10. Conclusion
pagenum: 347; title: Elites and Identities
pagenum: 347; title: Regional and Household Governance
pagenum: 351; title: Regional Studies
pagenum: 366; title: Appendix I Landholding and Office-holding 1450–1500
pagenum: 373; title: Table I: The Landholding and Office-holding of the South-West Peerage
pagenum: 373; title: Table II: The Landholding and Office-holding of the South-West Gentry
pagenum: 375; title: Appendix II Directory of Political Elites 1450–1500
pagenum: 385; title: Table I: Directory of the South-West Peerage
pagenum: 385; title: Table II: Directory of the South-West Gentry
pagenum: 389; title: Appendix III Hungerford, Arundell, and Edgcumbe Associates
pagenum: 417; title: Table I: Hungerford Associates 1441–80
pagenum: 417; title: Table II: Arundell Associates 1450–1500
pagenum: 424; title: Table III: Edgcumbe Associates 1487–1500
pagenum: 428; title: Appendix IV Commissions of the Peace 1450–1500
pagenum: 429; title: Table I: Cornwall Commissions of the Peace 1445–1502
pagenum: 429; title: Table II: Devon Commissions of the Peace 1448–1501
pagenum: 431; title: Table III: Dorset Commissions of the Peace 1447–1500
pagenum: 434; title: Table IV: Somerset Commissions of the Peace 1449–1500
pagenum: 436; title: Diagram I: Cornwall Commissions of the Peace 1445–98
pagenum: 439; title: Diagram II: Devon Commissions of the Peace 1448–96	439; title: Diagram III: Dorset Commissions of the Peace 1447–1500
pagenum: 440; title: Diagram IV: Somerset Commissions of the Peace 1449–1500
pagenum: 440; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 441; title: Index
pagenum: 495