| Richard III: A Study of Service Contributor(s): Horrox, Rosemary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521407265 ISBN-13: 9780521407267 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $59.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1991 Annotation: Basing her research on a wide range of archival material, Dr. Horrox highlights a crucial feature of royal government in this period--the role of the king's servants. For the years immediately before and during Richard's reign, the book explores fully the practicalities of obedience, the reciprocal nature of service relationships, and the whole structure of late medieval "affinities" or client systems. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.41" W x 8.47" (0.80 lbs) 372 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Basing her research on a wide range of archival material, Dr. Horrox highlights a crucial feature of royal government in this period--the role of the king's servants. For the years immediately before and during Richard's reign, the book explores fully the practicalities of obedience, the reciprocal nature of service relationships, and the whole structure of late medieval affinities or client systems. |