Yorkist Lord : John Howard, Duke of Norfolk, c. 1425 -1485 / Anne Crawford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crawford, Anne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nobility--England.

Nobility.

Nobility--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"John Howard, baron Howard and first duke of Norfolk, was one of the most important men of the Yorkist period. He was a consistently loyal supporter of the Yorkist dynasty from the late 1450s until his death at Bosworth in 1485. He was an indefatigable royal servant, active in the military field, as an agent of the Crown at home in East Anglia, as a councillor at Westminster and as an ambassador who became England's leading envoy to France. And yet there were other men of the period, equally significant in their careers, for whom no biographies have been forthcoming. To the question - why write a biography of John Howard? one answer must be - because we can. With the exceptions of the kings he served, no other man of the fifteenth-century peerage has left us so much in the way of evidence of his day-to-day life, not only of his royal service but his domestic concerns. Information about other men of his time depends largely on well-documented political or administrative action; very little information is available on their private lives. The same is not true of Howard. The unparalleled records that he left behind are four volumes of household memoranda covering the periods 1462-1471 and 1481-1483.The memoranda were a daily record of the money received and dispersed by Howard himself, his family and senior household members. The lack of distinction between business and domestic concerns and the great range of subjects, from payments for ships to laces for his wife's gowns, are what make them so illuminating. Taken together, these surviving records illustrate almost every aspect of his life and bring him alive: talented, efficient, ambitious and not above some dishonourable dealings, short-tempered, paternalistic and loyal."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Preface

Prologue: The Rise of the Howards

1. The Duke of Norfolk's Retainer

2. The Yorkist Servant, 1461-1464

3. The Yorkist Servant, 1465-1471

4. The King's Councillor, 1471-1475

5. The King's Councillor, 1476-1483

6. The Reign of Edward V

7. The Reign of Richard III

8. Domestic Life

9. Local Affairs

10. Shipping and Business Interests

Appendix: The date of Howard's birth Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612770913

9781472599360

1472599365

9781282770911

1282770918

9781441121233

1441121234

OCLC:

667271454