Nobility and Kingship in Medieval England

This book reassesses the relationship between Edward I and his earls and the role of English nobility in thirteenth-century governance.

Auteur

Andrew M. Spencer was educated at King's College London, where he won the Derby Bryce Prize for History, and Peterhouse, Cambridge. He is currently a British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge and a Research Fellow and Director of Studies in History at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

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This book reassesses the relationship between Edward I and his earls, and the role of English nobility in thirteenth-century governance.

Résumé
Paying particular reference to the Earls of Lancaster, Gloucester, Lincoln, Cornwall, Warenne and Hereford, Nobility and Kingship in Medieval England offers a detailed analysis of the political, governmental, social and military lives of the earls during the reign of Edward I and evaluates their position in thirteenth-century politics.

Contenu

Introduction; 1. The Earls and their lands; Part I. The King and the Earls: 2. Consorts, companions and counsellors; 3. Justice, franchises, war and reward; Part II. The Earls in Local Society: 4. Introduction to Earls in local society; 5. The creation of comital followings; 6. The exercise of comital power; Part III. Politics and the Earls: 7. The making of Edwardian power, 1265; 8. The Testing Ground, 128607; Conclusion.