Contributor
King, Andy (Lecturer in History) editor.
Imprint[York, England] : York Medieval Press ; Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY, USA : in association with The Boydell Press ; [York, England] : and with the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York, 2020.
Descriptionix, 193 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
Note:The Lord Edward and the administration of justice across his Apanage, 1254-72 / Rod Billaud -- A tale of two ministers: Robert Burnell, Walter Langton and the government of Edward I / Richard Huscroft -- Law and order in the reign of Edward I: some new thoughts / Caroline Burt -- Magnates, ritual and commensality at royal assemblies: Bogo de Clare and Edward I's easter parliament, 1285 / Lars Kjoer -- Royal daughters and diplomacy at the court of Edward I / Louise J. Wilkinson -- Hearts and bodies: Edward I and the Scottish magnates, 1296-1307 / Michael Brown -- Edward I and the blessed virgin Mary / Charles Farris -- Letters and political discourse under Edward I / Kathleen Neal -- Crisis? What crisis? 1297 and the civil war that never was / Andy King.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:The reign of Edward I was one of the most important of medieval England, but the king's activities and achievements have not always received the full attention they deserve. The essays collected here offer fresh insights into Edward's own personality as well as developments in law, governance, war and culture. Edward the man emerges in chapters on his early life, his piety and his family, while the administrator king is discussed in evaluations of his two great ministers, his handling of the crucial issue of law and order and the way he managed the realm from abroad through his correspondence. Edward's nobles, both in England and Scotland, naturally appear as vital to understanding the reign, while his rule is set in a British and European context. Overall, the book aims to move the debate on the reign beyond K. B. McFarlane's hugely influential judgement that 'Edward I preferred masterfulness to the arts of political management,' by highlighting his skills- and failings- as a politician and manager.
