The Principality of Wales in the Later Middle Ages: the Structure and Personnel of Government. I. South Wales, 1277-1536

Griffiths, Ralph A.

ISBN 10: 0708304508 / ISBN 13: 9780708304501

Verlag: University of Wales Press, Cardiff, 1972

Xx, 634 pp. Index. Map. B/w plate of Henry V's seals at frontis, 2 other illus. Large octavo. Original dark red cloth with gilt to spine. Covers are clean, bit of normal shelf wear, bottom front corner a little bumped. Interior is clean and unmarked. Heavy for international shipping. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 634 pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 11571

Inhaltsangabe:

This is a study of royal government in the southern counties of the principality of Wales between the beginning of Edward I’s conquest in 1277 and Henry VIII’s `act of Union’. This reprinted edition of the book, first published in 1972, includes a new introduction to incorporate recent writings on the subject. Part I discusses the administrative framework of Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire and the way in which it evolved in response to the political needs and reactions of governors and governed. Part II is a comprehensive biographical calendar of the officers of English kings and princes in south Wales, based on a wide range of published and unpublished sources – their careers, experience and wealth. The book has been of great value to political and administrative historians, not only of Wales but of England too, and it also retains a value for students of Welsh society, and for literary and personal-name scholars. No comparable comprehensive study of the involvement of men (rarely of women) in public service in late-medieval Wales (or indeed England) exists for this level of society and government.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Ralph A. Griffiths OBE is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at Swansea University, Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society, and formerly Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Principality of Wales in the Later ...
Verlag: University of Wales Press, Cardiff
Erscheinungsdatum: 1972
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket
Auflage: First Edition.