Medieval.Britain.A.Very.Short.Introduction.eBook-EEn by Gillingham, John -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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List of Illustrations List of Maps Chapter 1 - The Norman Kings

1066 and All That William I (1066-87) William II (1087-1100) Henry I (1100-35) Stephen (1135-54)

Chapter 2 - The Plantagenet Kings

Henry II (1154-89) Richard I (1189-99) John (1199-1216) Henry III (1216-72) Edward I (1272-1307)

Chapter 3 - Politics, Law, and Religion in the Early Middle Ages

Wales and the Marches Scotland English Government and the King's Household The Power of Patronage English Royal Revenues The Beginnings of Parliament in England Law and Justice in England Church and Religion

Chapter 4 - The Economy in the Early Middle Ages

Population Growth Expansion of Settlement and Cultivation The Free, the Servile, and the Poor Management of Estates

Chapter 5 - England at War, 1290-1390

The King's Sovereignty The Conquest of Wales Overlordship in Scotland Ireland Anglo-French Relations and the Hundred Years War Financing War, Political Reform, and Civil Strife Edward III's Rule The Accession of Richard II

Chapter 6 - Wealth, Population, and Social Change in the Later Middle Ages

Landowners, Peasants, and Merchants Taxation, Wages, and Employment Population, Poverty, and Plague Economic Effects of the Black Death The Peasants' Revolt

Chapter 7 - Still at War, 1390-1490

England and its Neighbours in the Fifteenth Century Rebellion in England and Wales Henry V and the War with France Henry VI and the Search for Peace The Wars of the Roses

Chapter 8 - Towards a Nation

Royal Administration and Parliament Communications, Propaganda, and Government Towards an Anglicized Church Devotional Writings and Lollardy The Spread of Literacy and the English Language English Architecture English Nationhood