The Reign of Edward II: New PerspectivesGwilym Dodd, Anthony Musson Boydell & Brewer, 2006 - 244 pages 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. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Letters of Edward of Caernarfon Reconsidered | 5 |
2 The Sexualities of Edward II | 22 |
A Reconsideration of Edward IIs Sodomitical Reputation | 48 |
4 The Court of Edward II | 61 |
5 Household Knights and Military Service under the Direction of Edward II | 76 |
6 England in Europe in the Reign of Edward II | 97 |
7 The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel? Edward II and Ireland 13217 | 119 |
The Public and Private Faces of the Law | 140 |
9 Parliament and Political Legitimacy in the Reign of Edward II | 165 |
10 The Childhood and Household of Edward IIs HalfBrothers Thomas of Brotherton and Edmund of Woodstock | 190 |
The Early Career of Hugh Despenser the Elder | 205 |
12 The Place of the Reign of Edward II | 220 |
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