Political Development of the British Isles 1100-1400

Name: Political Development of the British Isles 1100-1400
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ISBN: 9780198206040

ISBN-10: 0198206046

ISBN-13: 9780198206040

Edition: 1995 (Revised)

Authors: Robin Frame

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All too often British history means English history and the histories of Wales, Scotland and Ireland are left to scholars of the 'Celtic Fringe'. In this clear and authoritative introduction to the medieval history of the British Isles, the four countries are viewed together, revealing the similarities and contrasts between the different regions. During the period 1100-1400 the British Isles formed a political sphere of great complexity, and were closely integrated with continental Europe. The most dynamic power was that represented by the Anglo-Norman aristocracy, church and monarchy, and their successor, the Plantagenet state. Robin Frame traces the expansion of this power, which by 1300…

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List price: $81.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/31/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 278
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Robin Frame is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Durham



Preface


Introduction



Ascendancy and Assimilation, 1100-1270



the British Isles in 1100: Political Perceptions and the Geography of Power



Empires, Continental and British



the Aristocratic Nexus



the Expansion of Royal Government



Kings and Princes



Incorporations and Divisions, 1270-1400



the British Isles in an Age of War



Jurisdiction and Conquest: the Reign of Edward I



Political Communities



on the Margins


Further Reading


Some Recent Writings, 1994


Index