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Author Ross, James, 1976- author.

Title John de Vere, thirteenth Earl of Oxford (1442-1513) : 'the foremost man of the kingdom' / James Ross
Published Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press, [2011]
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 281 pages) : illustrations, genealogical table, map
Contents Frontcover; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Part I: The de Veres in Crisis , 1450-1485; 1 · The Earl's Familial Inheritance; The de Veres to 1450; John, twelfth earl of Oxford, 1450-61; The conspiracy of 1462; 2 · The Thirteenth Earl: Sedition, the Readeption, and Imprisonment, 1462-85; Regaining the earldom and the early years, 1462-9; The Readeption, 1469-71; Resistance, imprisonment and Bosworth, 1471-85; Part II: 'The Principal Personage in the Kingdom ', 1485-1513; 3 · Estates and Wealth
4 · 'His Principal Servant Both for War and Peace':Political Life under Henry VIIArraying the troops; Securing the east; The court and the king; 5 · Oxford's 'Satrapy' -- East Anglia, 1485-1513; Roots; Relations; Law and disorder; 6 · 'My Retainers ... Come to Do Me Service' -- The Earl's Affinity; The early years; The affinity after 1485 -- personnel; The affinity after 1485 -- types of service; 7 · Private and Public; Family relationships; Religion and interests; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX -- The de Vere Affinity; Directory of senior annuitants and administrators
Annuitants in the will of 1509 and household staff, 1507-9SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Backcover
Summary "Earl of Oxford for fifty years, and subject of six kings of England during the political strife of the Wars of the Roses, John de Vere's career included more changes of fortune than almost any other. He recovered his earldom after the execution of his father and brother for treason, but his resistance to Edward IV led to a decade in prison. He escaped in time to lead Henry Tudor's vanguard at Bosworth in 1485 and subsequently enjoyed twenty-five years as perhaps 'the foremost man of the kingdom', virtually ruling East Anglia for the king. This is the first full-length study of de Vere's life and career. Through this lens it also tackles a number of broader themes. It reconsiders the role of the nobility under Henry VII, challenging the common perception of Henry as an anti-aristocratic king. It also explores East Anglian political society in the second half of the fifteenth century, how the earl came to dominate it, how successfully he exercised his power, and the personnel, including the Paston family, he used to run the region"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Oxford, John de Vere, Earl of, 1442-1513.
SUBJECT Oxford, John de Vere, Earl of, 1442-1513 fast
Vere, John de. swd
Subject Nobility -- England -- Biography
HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
HISTORY -- Medieval.
Nobility
Adel
SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Edward IV, 1461-1483 -- Biography
Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485 -- Biography
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509 -- Biography
Subject England
Great Britain
England
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2011389774
ISBN 9781846158407
1846158400