The Paston family have long been famous for the large collection of letters and papers which bear their name. However, only recently have the 'Paston Letters' been used systematically by historians of fifteenth-century England: they are both attractive to read and fiendishly difficult to u...

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1. Verfasser:	Richmond, Colin (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1996
Schlagworte:	Fastolf, John / 1378?-1459 / Will Paston family / Correspondence Paston letters Alltag, Brauchtum Geschichte Soldiers / Great Britain / Biography / Biography / Sources English letters / History and criticism Letter writing / History / To 1500 Großbritannien England / Social life and customs / 1066-1485 / Sources Norfolk (England) / Social life and customs / Sources Biografie Quelle
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Zusammenfassung:	The Paston family have long been famous for the large collection of letters and papers which bear their name. However, only recently have the 'Paston Letters' been used systematically by historians of fifteenth-century England: they are both attractive to read and fiendishly difficult to use as source material for the historian. This, the second volume in Colin Richmond's individual and compelling study of the Pastons, describes the bitter disputes over the will of Sir John Fastolf (d. 1459) which dogged the family for many years, and which hold a wider significance for the law, English country society, and the complex politics of the fifteenth century. Professor Richmond uses his mastery of the Paston documents to illuminate many obscurities surrounding the will, and at the same time creates an insightful and sympathetic picture of this fascinating, often troubled family
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xii, 276 pages)
ISBN:	9780511582165
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511582165