Description |
1 online resource (viii, 173 pages) |
Contents |
Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: A Fascination with Choice; 2 Who were the Gentry?; 3 The Decision- Making Process; 4 Gentry, Warfare and Violence in Late Medieval England; 5 The Public Domain: Public Service, Private Lordship and Principles; 6 The Private Domain: Locality, Neighbourhood and Family; 7 The Personal Domain: Contradictory Responses to Conflict; 8 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Summary |
What were the principal factors that influenced and shaped the behaviour of the gentry during the Wars of the Roses, from 1455 at the first battle of St Albans to the final encounter at Stoke in 1487? It was the gentry who were the natural leaders within their communities and the nobility relied upon them for military manpower, and to act as their mouthpieces at local levels. Consequently, the gentrys ability to persuade their kinsmen and tenants to act in a particular way was crucial, especially their capacity to raise and lead men into battle. This was a critical factor in the outcome of the |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-162) and index |
Notes |
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Print version record |
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Gentry -- England -- History -- To 1500
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Gentry -- England -- Social life and customs
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Gentry
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Gentry -- Social life and customs
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SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056769
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England
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Great Britain
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781441140838 |
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1441140832 |
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128289840X |
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9781282898400 |
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9781472599179 |
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1472599179 |
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9781441180315 |
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1441180311 |
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9781441143556 |
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1441143556 |
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