Reputation and representation in fifteenth century Europe / edited by Douglas L. Biggs, Sharon D. Michalove, and A. Compton Reeves.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Biggs, Douglas, 1960-

Michalove, Sharon D.

Reeves, Albert Compton.

Richard III Society. American Branch.

Series:

Northern world ; v. 8.

The northern world, 1569-1462 ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fifteenth century--Congresses.

Fifteenth century.

Social status--England--History--To 1500--Congresses.

Social status.

Social status--Europe--History--To 1500--Congresses.

England--Civilization--1066-1485--Congresses.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 357 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume deals with political, military, social, architectural, and literary aspects of fifteenth-century England. The essays contained in the volume range across the century from some of the leading scholars currently working in the period. With contributions by Mark Arvanigian, Kelly DeVries, Sharon Michalove, Harry Schnitker, Charlotte Bauer-Smith, Candace Gregory, Helen Maurer, Karen Bezella-Bond, E. Kay Harris, Daniel Thiery, John Leland, Peter Fleming, Virginia K. Henderson.

Contents:

Introduction 1

The "Lancastrianization" of the North in the Reign of Henry IV, 1399-1413 / Mark Arvanigian 9

John the Fearless' Way of War / Kelly DeVries 39

Women as Book Collectors and Disseminators of Culture in Late Medieval Europe / Sharon Michalove 57

Margaret of York on Pilgrimage: The Exercise of Devotion and the Religious Traditions of the House of York / Harry Schnitker 81

Mapping Family Lines: A Late Fifteenth Century Example of Genealogical Display / Charlotte Bauer-Smith 123

Raising the Good Wife: Mothers and Daughters in Fifteenth-Century England / Candace Gregory 145

Delegitimizing Lancaster: The Yorkist Use of Gendered Propaganda During the Wars of the Roses / Helen Maurer 169

Blood and Roses: Maytime and Revival in the Morte Darthur / Karen Bezella-Bond 187

Censoring Disobedient Subjects: Narratives of Treason and Royal Authority in Fifteenth-Century England / E. Kay Harris 211

Welcome to the Parish. Remove Your Cap and Stop Assaulting Your Neighbor / Daniel Thiery 235

Witchcraft and the Woodvilles: A Standard Medieval Smear? / John Leland 267

Making History: Culture, Politics and The Maire of Bristowe is Kalendar / Peter Fleming 289

Rethinking Henry VII: The Man and His Piety in the Context of the Observant Franciscans / Virginia K. Henderson 317

Index 349.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Consists of selected papers from the third conference on fifteenth-century studies sponsored by the North American Branch (i.e. American Branch) of the Richard III Society, held in late April 2001 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-91478-5

9786610914784

90-474-0473-4

1-4294-2745-0

OCLC:

191952657

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047404736 DOI