ENGLAND IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY by Alan Harding ( 9780521302746 )

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ENGLAND IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY

By:

Alan Harding

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0521302749

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9780521302746

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

30 July, 1993

Series:

Cambridge Medieval Textbooks

Pages:

368

Description:

The first single-volume account of the political, administrative and social history of England in the thirteenth century.

Synopsis:

This is a comprehensive account of politics, government and society in thirteenth-century England. Three episodes stand out: the revolt of the barons against King John in 1215, the protest against the misgovernment of Henry III which began in 1258, and the resistance to the demands of Edward I on the resources of the land which came to a head in 1297. Professor Harding places these political events in the context of social and economic change, in order to provide a rounded account of the century. The introduction demonstrates the constitutional importance given by past historians to the period which saw the framing of the Magna Carta and the beginnings of Parliament and statute law. The central chapters describe the developing social structure of peasants, townsmen and professional people, knights, clergy and lay magnates. The book finally sees the politics of the century in terms of royal ambitions to dominate Britain and to play a leading role in Europe.

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