| The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509 Contributor(s): Gairdner, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0511716486 ISBN-13: 9780511716485 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $72.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: 942.043 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection: History (Paperback) |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Archivist and historian James Gairdner, C.B. (1828-1912) began his career in the Public Record Office at 18 and retired as assistant keeper forty-seven years later. The author of numerous historical works, Gairdner is best-known for his archival and editorial work, which forms his most significant contributions to historical scholarship. He oversaw almost entirely the publication of Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII. The Paston Letters represent a similarly important work. The Letters reveal the fortunes of the Norfolk Paston family and of their tumultuous time. Beginning in the reign of Henry V and continuing through the reigns of Edward IV, Richard III, and Henry VII, the Letters are of great interest to early modern historians and literary critics. In Volume 2 (1424-1454), Gairdner includes some documents from the reign of Henry V before turning to letters written during Henry VI's reign. |