Anthony Musson & Gwilym Dodd 
The Reign of Edward II [PDF ebook] 
New Perspectives

A new review of the most significant issues of Edward II’s reign.


Edward II presided over a turbulent and politically charged period of English history, but to date he has been relatively neglected in comparison to other fourteenth and fifteenth-century kings. This book offers a significant re-appraisal of a much maligned monarch and his historical importance, making use of the latest empirical research and revisionist theories, and concentrating on people and personalities, perceptions and expectations, rather than dry constitutional analysis. Papers consider both the institutional and the personal facets of Edward II’s life and rule: his sexual reputation, the royal court, the role of the king’s household knights, the nature of law and parliament in the reign, and England’s relations with Ireland and Europe.


Contributors: J.S. HAMILTON, W.M. ORMROD, IAN MORTIMER, MICHAEL PRESTWICH, ALISTAIR TEBBIT, W.R. CHILDS, PAUL DRYBURGH, ANTHONY MUSSON, GWILYM DODD, ALISON MARSHALL, MARTYN LAWRENCE, SEYMOUR PHILLIPS.

Innehållsförteckning

The Character of Edward II: The Letters of Caernarfon Reconsidered – Jeffrey S Hamilton

The Sexualities of Edward II – W. Mark Ormrod

Sermons of Sodomy: A Reconsideration of Edward II’s Sodomitical Reputation – Ian Mortimer

The Court of Edward II – Michael C Prestwich

Household Knights and Military Service Under the Direction of Edward II – Alistair Tebbit

England in Europe in the Reign of Edward II – Wendy Childs

The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel? Edward II and Ireland, 1321-7 – Paul Dryburgh

Edward II: The Public and Private Face of the Law – Anthony Musson

Parliament and Political Legitimacy in the Reign of Edward II – Gwilym Dodd

The Childhood and Household of Edward II’s Half-Brothers, Thomas of Brotherton and Edmund of Woodstock – Alison Marshall

Rise of a Royal Favourite: the Early Career of Hugh Despenser – Martyn Lawrence

The Place of the Reign of Edward II – J R S Phillips

Om författaren

The late W. MARK ORMROD was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of York; he published extensively on later medieval history.