A Collection of All the Wills, Now Known to be Extant, of the Kings and Queens of England, Princes and Princesses of Wales, and Every Branch of the Blood Royal, from the Reign of William the Conqueror, to that of Henry the Seventh Exclusive

A Collection of All the Wills, Now Known to be Extant, of the Kings and Queens of England, Princes and Princesses of Wales, and Every Branch of the Blood Royal, from the Reign of William the Conqueror, to that of Henry the Seventh Exclusive
Author:
Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Total Pages: 466
Release: 1999
Genre: Great Britain
ISBN: 1886363870

These wills of members of the English Royalty from William the Conqueror through Henry VII are in their original language and often have brief introductions, annotations and postscripts in English. With a Glossary and "Additional Observations and Corrections." x, 434 pp. Originally published: London: J. Nichols, 1780. "This series of miscellaneous and different wills presents us with many curious particulars. We learn from them more of the manners and private life of our illustrious ancestors, some new facts in their public history, and several new descents in their pedigrees. The prospect of death sets their lives in a new point of light." --Preface, v

Annual Report

Annual Report
Author: New York State Library
Publisher:
Total Pages: 156
Release: 1848
Genre:
ISBN:

John Morton

John Morton
Author: Stuart Bradley
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2019-02-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1445679647

One of the most unfairly neglected figures in English history, who served three kings, opposed Richard III and enabled the Tudor dynasty.

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1348
Release: 1922
Genre: Catalogs, Booksellers'
ISBN:

Elizabeth

Elizabeth
Author: Arlene Okerlund
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2006-06-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0750959843

Elizabeth Wydeville, Queen consort to Edward IV, has traditionally been portrayed as a scheming opportunist. But was she a cunning vixen or a tragic wife and mother? As this extraordinary biography shows, the first queen to bear the name Elizabeth lived a tragedy, love, and loss that no other queen has since endured. This shocking revelation about the survival of one woman through vilification and adversity shows Elizabeth as a beautiful and adored wife, distraught mother of the two lost Princes in the Tower, and an innocent queen slandered by politicians.

Six Scottish Courtly and Chivalric Poems, Including Lyndsay's Squyer Meldrum

Six Scottish Courtly and Chivalric Poems, Including Lyndsay's Squyer Meldrum
Author: Rhiannon Purdie
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2018-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1580444105

These six poems explore some of the courtly and chivalric themes that preoccupied late medieval Scottish society. The volume includes Sir David Lyndsay's Historie and Testament of Squyer Meldrum, as well as his Answer to the Kingis Flyting; and three anonymous fifteenth-century poems: Balletis of the Nine Nobles, Complaint for the Death of Margaret, Princess of Scotland, and Talis of the Fyve Bestes.

The Cultural Patronage of Medieval Women

The Cultural Patronage of Medieval Women
Author: June Hall McCash
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 428
Release: 1996
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780820317021

The Cultural Patronage of Medieval Women is the first volume exclusively devoted to an examination of the significant role played by women as patrons in the evolution of medieval culture. The twelve essays in this volume look at women not simply as patrons of letters but also as patrons of the visual and decorative arts, of architecture, and of religious and educational foundations. Patronage as a means of empowerment for women is an issue that underlies many of the essays. Among the other topics discussed are the various forms patronage took, the obstacles to women's patronage, and the purposes behind patronage. Some women sought to further political and dynastic agendas; others were more concerned with religion and education; still others sought to provide positive role models for women. The amusement of their courts was also a consideration for female patrons. These essays also demonstrate that as patrons women were often innovators. They encouraged vernacular literature as well as the translation of historical works and of the Bible, frequently with commentary, into the vernacular. They led the way in sponsoring a variety of genres and encouraged some of the best-known and most influential writers of the Middle Ages. Moreover, they were at the forefront in fostering the new art of printing, which made books accessible to a larger number of people. Finally, the essays make clear that behind much patronage lay a concern for the betterment of women.