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Book SynopsisAspects of the political, social, cultural, economic and ecclesiastical history of medieval England re-examined. This collection presents new and original research into the long thirteenth century, from c.1180-c.1330, with a particular focus on the reign of Edward II and its aftermath. Other topics examined include crown finances, markets and fairs, royal stewards, the aftermath of the Barons' War, Wace's Roman de Brut, and authority in Yorkshire nunneries; and the volume also follows the tradition of the series by looking beyond England, with contributions onthe role of Joan, wife of Llywelyn the Great in Anglo-Welsh relations, Dublin, and English landholding in Ireland, while the continental connection is represented by a comparison of aspects of English and French kingship. Contributors: David Carpenter, Nick Barratt, Emilia Jamroziak, Michael Ray, Susan Stewart, Louise J. Wilkinson, Sean Duffy, Beth Hartland, Francoise Le Saux, Henry Summerson, Janet Burton, H.S.A. Fox, David Crook, Margo Todd,Seymour Phillips
Trade ReviewSpecialists in various aspects of the history of thirteenth century England will be grateful for the excellent contributions contained in this fine volume. * THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW *
Table of ContentsThe Meetings of Kings Henry III and Louis IX - David Carpenter Counting the Cost: The Financial Implications of the Loss of Normandy - Nick Barratt Networks of Markets and Networks of Patronage in Thirteenth- Century England - Emilia Jamroziak Three Alien Royal Stewards in Thirteenth-Century England: The Careers and Legacy of Matthias Bezill, Imbert Pugeys and Peter de ChampventChampvent - Michael Ray The Eyre de terris datis, 1267-1272 - Susan Stewart Joan, Wife of Llywelyn the Great - Louise J. Wilkinson Town and Crown: The Kings of England and their City of Dublin - Sean Duffy English Landholding in Ireland - Beth Hartland The Reception of the Matter of Britain in Thirteenth-Century England: a Study of Some Anglo-Norman Manuscripts of Wace's Roman de BrutRoman de Brut - Francoise H M Le Saux Fearing God, Honouring the King: The Career of Robert de Chaury, Bishop of Carlisle, 1267-1278 - Henry Summerson Cloistered Women and Male Authority: Power and Authority in Yorkshire Nunneries in the Later Middle Ages - Janet Burton Taxation and Settlement in Medieval Devon - H S A Fox Clipstone Peel: Fortification and Politics from Bannockburn to the Treaty of Leake, 1314-1318 - David Crook Royal Patronage and Political Allegiance: The Household Knights of Edward II, 1314-1321 - Margo Todd `Edward II' in Italy: English and Welsh Political Exiles and Fugitives in Continental Europe, 1322-1364 - Seymour Phillips
