The reign of Edward II, 1307-27

• Titel: The reign of Edward II, 1307-27
• Mitwirkende: Childs, Wendy R. [HerausgeberIn] [ÜbersetzerIn]
• Mitwirkende: Schofield, Phillipp R. [HerausgeberIn] [ÜbersetzerIn]
• Verf.angabe: selected sources translated and edited by Wendy Childs and Phillipp Schofield
• Verlagsort: Manchester
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Jahr: 2022
• Umfang: viii, 323 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Diagramme
• Format: 22 cm
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Manchester medieval sources series
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-2025-0
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-2024-3
• Schlagwörter: (p)Eduard <II., England, König> / (s)Geschichtsschreibung / (z)Geschichte 1307-13027
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: British & Irish history
• Sach-SW: Europäische Geschichte: Mittelalter
• Sach-SW: Geschichtsschreibung, Historiographie
• Sach-SW: HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
• Sach-SW: HISTORY / Historiography
• Sach-SW: HISTORY / Medieval
• Sach-SW: Historiography
• Sach-SW: Medieval history
• Geograph. SW: England
• Geograph. SW: England
• Zeit-SW: Frühes 14. Jahrhundert um 1300 bis 1350
• K10plus-PPN: 1818908042

Abstract

Edward II's reign presents the dramatic narrative of a wilful king who faced baronial resistance and suffered military failures in both Scotland and France before losing his throne and his life. At the same time, it is a reign of considerable institutional and ideological interest. This book offers both a concise history and essential primary source materials for students. Featuring a range of translations, some original and others difficult to find, it brings together scattered evidence and allows comparisons to be made between different accounts. Overall, it sheds valuable light on a significant period in English history, during which the position of the king became both stronger, through increased wealth, and weaker, through the greater need for consent and the precedent of the deposition. --