The reign of Edward II : new perspectives / edited by Gwilym Dodd and Anthony Musson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dodd, Gwilym.

Musson, Anthony, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Edward II, King of England, 1284-1327.

Edward.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Great Britain.

Kings and rulers.

Great Britain--History--Edward II, 1307-1327.

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 244 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Reign of Edward the Second

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge ; Rochester, NY : York Medieval Press in association with The Boydell Press with the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York, 2006.

Summary:

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

Contents:

1 The Character of Edward II: The Letters of Edward of Caernarfon Reconsidered / J. S. Hamilton 5

2 The Sexualities of Edward II / W. M. Ormrod 22

3 Sermons of Sodomy: A Reconsideration of Edward II's Sodomitical Reputation / Ian Mortimer 48

4 The Court of Edward II / Michael Prestwich 61

5 Household Knights and Military Service Under the Direction of Edward II / Alistair Tebbit 76

6 England in Europe in the Reign of Edward II / W. R. Childs 97

7 The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel? Edward II and Ireland, 1321-7 / Paul Dryburgh 119

8 Edward II: The Public and Private Faces of the Law / Anthony Musson 140

9 Parliament and Political Legitimacy in the Reign of Edward II / Gwilym Dodd 165

10 The Childhood and Household of Edward II's Half-Brothers, Thomas of Brotherton and Edmund of Woodstock / Alison Marshall 190

11 Rise of a Royal Favourite: the Early Career of Hugh Despenser the Elder / Martyn Lawrence 205

12 The Place of the Reign of Edward II / J. R. S. Phillips 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1903153190

OCLC:

65204077