The Reign of Edward III: Crown and Political Scoeity in England, 1327-1377 - Softcover

Ormrod, W. M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300055064 ISBN 13: 9780300055061

Publisher: Yale University Press, 1993

Synopsis

This book provides not only a detailed study of the reign of Edward III but also a reassessment of his domestic achievements. By considering the history of the reign not in chronological or institutional terms but through Edward's relations with each section of the active political elite, Ormrod reveals Edward III as the prototype of a successful medieval king, rebuilding and enhancing the authority of the throne through the longest period of domestic peace in the Middle Ages.

About this title

From Library Journal:

England's King Edward III, war hero (and instigator) of the Hundred Years' War, lacks high ratings from modern historians. This political biography would rehabilitate Edward's skill at handling the concerns of his political community, the ten percent of English males who were not then peasants. Three narrative chapters cover the reign and six topical ones examine royal policy toward the king's personal rights, his ministers, magnates, clergy, provincial society, and urban society. Specialists in medieval English politics will be interested in Ormrod's work, so major research collections in history will need the book.
- Richard C. Hoffmann, York Univ., North York, Ontario
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0300055064
• ISBN 13: 9780300055061
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352