Henry VI and the politics of kingship:
Henry VI (1422–61) was one of the most spectacularly inadequate kings of England, and his reign dissolved into the conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. Yet he held on to his throne for thirty-nine years and, for almost thirty of them, without much difficulty. What was the nature of Henry's...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Henry VI (1422–61) was one of the most spectacularly inadequate kings of England, and his reign dissolved into the conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. Yet he held on to his throne for thirty-nine years and, for almost thirty of them, without much difficulty. What was the nature of Henry's inadequacy, and why did it have such ambivalent and complicated results? Since the 1970s most histories of fifteenth-century England have focused on the individual interests and private connections of politicians as a means of making sense of politics. By contrast, this 1996 work argues that we can understand what happened in Henry VI's reign only if we look at common interests and public connections as well. Ultimately it is the problem of establishing royal authority which emerges as paramount, with the supposedly factious and 'overmighty' nobility appearing as doomed but devoted servants of the state |
| Beschreibung: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xvii, 399 pages) |
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| contents | 1. Introduction: ideas and politics in fifteenth-century history -- 2. The conceptual framework. The norms of kingship in the later middle ages. The ideological impact of the civil wars. The political ideas of the nobility -- 3. Government. National government. Local government -- 4. Features of Henry VI's polity. The problem of the king's personality. The minority and its legacy -- 5. The years of transition, 1435-1445. The changing forms of government. The formation of a royal regime. Authority and politics, 1439-1445. Conclusion -- 6. The rule of the court, 1445-1450. The workings of the 'personal rule'. Suffolk and the household. Suffolk's policy and the nobility, 1445-1448. The decline and fall of Suffolk's regime, 1448-1450. Conclusion -- 7. The search for authority, 1450-1461. York and the common voice, 1450-1452. Somerset and the restoration of government, 1450-1453. The demise of the king, 1453-1456. The rule of the lords in the 1450s. The anarchy, 1456-1459 |
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| spelling | Watts, John 1964- Verfasser aut Henry VI and the politics of kingship John Lovett Watts Henry VI & the Politics of Kingship Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1996 1 online resource (xvii, 399 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) 1. Introduction: ideas and politics in fifteenth-century history -- 2. The conceptual framework. The norms of kingship in the later middle ages. The ideological impact of the civil wars. The political ideas of the nobility -- 3. Government. National government. Local government -- 4. Features of Henry VI's polity. The problem of the king's personality. The minority and its legacy -- 5. The years of transition, 1435-1445. The changing forms of government. The formation of a royal regime. Authority and politics, 1439-1445. Conclusion -- 6. The rule of the court, 1445-1450. The workings of the 'personal rule'. Suffolk and the household. Suffolk's policy and the nobility, 1445-1448. The decline and fall of Suffolk's regime, 1448-1450. Conclusion -- 7. The search for authority, 1450-1461. York and the common voice, 1450-1452. Somerset and the restoration of government, 1450-1453. The demise of the king, 1453-1456. The rule of the lords in the 1450s. The anarchy, 1456-1459 Henry VI (1422–61) was one of the most spectacularly inadequate kings of England, and his reign dissolved into the conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. Yet he held on to his throne for thirty-nine years and, for almost thirty of them, without much difficulty. What was the nature of Henry's inadequacy, and why did it have such ambivalent and complicated results? Since the 1970s most histories of fifteenth-century England have focused on the individual interests and private connections of politicians as a means of making sense of politics. By contrast, this 1996 work argues that we can understand what happened in Henry VI's reign only if we look at common interests and public connections as well. Ultimately it is the problem of establishing royal authority which emerges as paramount, with the supposedly factious and 'overmighty' nobility appearing as doomed but devoted servants of the state Henry / VI / King of England / 1421-1471 Heinrich VI. England, König 1421-1471 (DE-588)118548190 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1422-1461 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1435-1461 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte Politik Monarchy / Great Britain / History Herrschaft (DE-588)4024596-2 gnd rswk-swf Politik (DE-588)4046514-7 gnd rswk-swf Großbritannien Great Britain / Politics and government / 1399-1485 Great Britain / History / Henry VI, 1422-1461 Great Britain / Kings and rulers / Biography England (DE-588)4014770-8 gnd rswk-swf (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content England (DE-588)4014770-8 g Politik (DE-588)4046514-7 s Geschichte 1422-1461 z 1\p DE-604 Heinrich VI. England, König 1421-1471 (DE-588)118548190 p Herrschaft (DE-588)4024596-2 s 2\p DE-604 Geschichte 1435-1461 z 3\p DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-0-521-42039-6 Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-0-521-65393-0 https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511583179 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 3\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Watts, John 1964- Henry VI and the politics of kingship 1. Introduction: ideas and politics in fifteenth-century history -- 2. The conceptual framework. The norms of kingship in the later middle ages. The ideological impact of the civil wars. The political ideas of the nobility -- 3. Government. National government. Local government -- 4. Features of Henry VI's polity. The problem of the king's personality. The minority and its legacy -- 5. The years of transition, 1435-1445. The changing forms of government. The formation of a royal regime. Authority and politics, 1439-1445. Conclusion -- 6. The rule of the court, 1445-1450. The workings of the 'personal rule'. Suffolk and the household. Suffolk's policy and the nobility, 1445-1448. The decline and fall of Suffolk's regime, 1448-1450. Conclusion -- 7. The search for authority, 1450-1461. York and the common voice, 1450-1452. Somerset and the restoration of government, 1450-1453. The demise of the king, 1453-1456. The rule of the lords in the 1450s. The anarchy, 1456-1459 Henry / VI / King of England / 1421-1471 Heinrich VI. England, König 1421-1471 (DE-588)118548190 gnd Geschichte Politik Monarchy / Great Britain / History Herrschaft (DE-588)4024596-2 gnd Politik (DE-588)4046514-7 gnd |
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| title | Henry VI and the politics of kingship |
| title_alt | Henry VI & the Politics of Kingship |
| title_auth | Henry VI and the politics of kingship |
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| title_full | Henry VI and the politics of kingship John Lovett Watts |
| title_fullStr | Henry VI and the politics of kingship John Lovett Watts |
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| title_short | Henry VI and the politics of kingship |
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| topic | Henry / VI / King of England / 1421-1471 Heinrich VI. England, König 1421-1471 (DE-588)118548190 gnd Geschichte Politik Monarchy / Great Britain / History Herrschaft (DE-588)4024596-2 gnd Politik (DE-588)4046514-7 gnd |
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