The Pastons of Paston, Norfolk, are famous for the collection of letters and papers which bear their name. In particular 'the Paston Letters' have been well known since the time of Horace Walpole, although until now they have never been used systematically by historians of fifteenth-centur...

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1. Verfasser:	Richmond, Colin (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1990
Schlagworte:	Paston family / Correspondence Paston > Familie Paston letters Geschichte 1400-1500 Alltag, Brauchtum Geschichte English letters / History and criticism Letter writing / History / To 1500 Großbritannien England / Social life and customs / 1066-1485 Great Britain / History / Lancaster and York, 1399-1485 Great Britain / History / Henry VII, 1485-1509 Norfolk (England) / Social life and customs
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	The Pastons of Paston, Norfolk, are famous for the collection of letters and papers which bear their name. In particular 'the Paston Letters' have been well known since the time of Horace Walpole, although until now they have never been used systematically by historians of fifteenth-century England: they are both immensely attractive to read and fiendishly difficult to use as source material from which to write history. This volume describes, in lively and original style, the beginnings of the family's gentility and sets out some of the major themes of their history between 1400 and 1500. Many of the themes are common to all gentry families of the later Middle Ages, a period critical in the formation of the English polity. It might also be said that the Pastons epitomize a class which since the later Middle Ages has dominated the English state, English society and English culture
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xxi, 269 pages)
ISBN:	9780511560309
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511560309