The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422–1509 (Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108017665 ISBN 13: 9781108017664

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Archivist and historian James Gairdner, C.B. (1828-1912) began his career in the Public Record Office at 18 and retired as assistant keeper forty-seven years later. The author of numerous historical works, Gairdner is best-known for his archival and editorial work, which forms his most significant contributions to historical scholarship. He oversaw almost entirely the publication of Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII. The Paston Letters represent a similarly important work. The Letters reveal the fortunes of the Norfolk Paston family and of their tumultuous time. Beginning in the reign of Henry V and continuing through the reigns of Edward IV, Richard III, and Henry VII, the Letters are of great interest to early modern historians and literary critics. Volume 3 (1454-1461) contains letters from Henry VI's reign and the War of the Roses, closing with the accession of Edward IV.

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Book Description:

The Paston Letters represent an invaluable lens on life, society, and politics in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century England. This extensive edition of the archive includes over 1,000 letters from the reigns of Henry V-Henry VII. Volume 3 covers from 1454 to 1461, when Henry VI was deposed.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1108017665
• ISBN 13: 9781108017664
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 332
• Editor: Gairdner James