ABSTRACT

First published to wide critical acclaim in 1973, England in the Later Middle Ages has become a seminal text for students studying this diverse, complex period. This spirited work surveys the period from Edward I to the death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, which heralded in the Tudor Age.
The second edition of this book, while maintaining the character of the original, brings the study up to date. Each chapter includes a discussion of the historiographical developments of the last decade and the author takes a fresh look at the changing world of the Later Middle Ages, particularly the plague and the economy. Also included is a rewritten introduction.

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Section I Edward I and Edward II 1290–1330

chapter 3|21 pages

The reign of Edward II and its aftermath

chapter 4|15 pages

Politics and constitution: 1290–1330

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Section II The age of Edward III 1330–1360

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Section III The changing world of the later Middle Ages

chapter 8|23 pages

Plague and economic change: an overview

chapter 9|20 pages

Church and state in the later Middle Ages

chapter 10|19 pages

Mysticism, Wyclif and Lollardy

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Section IV The uncertain years 1360–1415

chapter 12|23 pages

The reign of Richard II

chapter 13|19 pages

The reign of Henry IV

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Section V The rise and fall of the Lancastrian empire

chapter 15|21 pages

The reign of Henry V

chapter 16|23 pages

Henry VI and France: 1422–1453

chapter 17|22 pages

Henry VI and England: 1422–1450

chapter 18|20 pages

The Wars of the Roses: 1450–1461

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Section VI The Yorkists

chapter 19|25 pages

Edward IV and Richard III

chapter 20|20 pages

England under the Yorkists