Yazar: A. J. Pollard

Henry V is the best-known military hero in English history: better known than Marlborough or Wellington, or his grandfather, Edward III. He enjoyed more success against the French than any of them, c …

A.J. Pollard takes us back to the earliest surviving stories, tales and ballads of Robin Hood, and re-examines the story of this fascinating figure. Setting out the economic, social and political con …

A.J. Pollard takes us back to the earliest surviving stories, tales and ballads of Robin Hood, and re-examines the story of this fascinating figure. Setting out the economic, social and political con …

A.J. Pollard takes us back to the earliest surviving stories, tales and ballads of Robin Hood, and re-examines the story of this fascinating figure. Setting out the economic, social and political con …

The civil wars of the first half of the fifteenth century still stand in the popular imagination as the period of greatest anarchy in English history. While historians have long taken a more measured …

This collection of nine essays (including the introduction) by leading British scholars addresses recent debates concerning the Wars of the Roses, especially their origins and the balance between sel …

John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury was the last of the celebrated English commanders of the Hundred Years’ War. In his lifetime his reputation for audacity and courage gave him an unrivalled fame among …

John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury was the last of the celebrated English commanders of the Hundred Years’ War. In his lifetime his reputation for audacity and courage gave him an unrivalled fame among …

In 1461 Edward earl of March, an able, handsome, and charming eighteen-year old, usurped the English throne from his feeble Lancastrian predecessor Henry VI. Ten years on, following outbreaks of civi …

Is North East England really a coherent and self-conscious region? The essays collected here address this topical issue, from the middle ages to the present day. `Required reading for all those inter …

Richard III has divided opinion for over 500 years. Traditionally, he has been perceived as a villain, a bloody tyrant and the monstrous murderer of his innocent nephews. To others he was and remains …

This series [pushes] the boundaries of knowledge and [develops] new trends in approach and understanding. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW For four decades, Michael Hicks has been a figure central to the st …

The medieval development of the distinct region of north-east England explored through close examination of landscape, religion and history. The recent surge of interest in the political, ecclesiasti …

Groundbreaking new essays provide a wealth of insight into a less-explored period of Henry’s reign. Investigations of Henry IV’s reign have tended to concentrate on how he seized power, rather than h …

This series [pushes] the boundaries of knowledge and [develops] new trends in approach and understanding. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW Linda S. Clark is a distinguished scholar of fifteenth-century Engl …