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The Paston family in the fifteenth century : the first phase

Title
The Paston family in the fifteenth century : the first phase / Colin Richmond.
Author
Richmond, Colin
Publication
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990.

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Description
xxi, 269 pages; 24 cm
Summary
The Paston family of Paston, Norfolk dating back to William (1378-1444) and his wife Agnes (d. 1479). The Pastons epitomize a class which since the later middle ages has dominated the English state, society and culture.
Subject
  • Paston family > Correspondence
  • Paston family
  • Paston
  • Inglose
  • Garneys
  • Fastolf
  • Paston Familie
  • To 1509
  • Geschichte 1400-1500
  • English letters > History and criticism
  • Letter writing > History > To 1500
  • Paston letters
  • English letters
  • Letter writing
  • Manners and customs
  • Landadel
  • Familie
  • Sociaal-economische aspecten
  • England > Social life and customs > 1066-1485
  • Great Britain > History > Lancaster and York, 1399-1485
  • Great Britain > History > Henry VII, 1485-1509
  • Norfolk (England) > Social life and customs
  • England
  • England > Norfolk
  • Great Britain
  • England > Social life and customs > Medieval period, 1066-1485
  • England, Norfolk > Social life and customs
  • Great Britain > Social life and customs > 1066-1485
  • Grande-Bretagne > Moeurs et coutumes > Sources. > 1066-1485 (Moyen âge)
  • Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1399-1485 (Lancastre et York)
  • Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1485-1509 (Henri VII)
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
  • Personal correspondence.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Machine derived contents note: List of genealogical tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Chronological table -- 1. The origins of the Pastons -- 2. Land: acquisition and defence -- 3. East Beckham -- 4. Three marriages -- 5. Relations: the Garneys and the Berneys -- 6. The deathbed of William Paston and its consequences -- 7. Sir John Fastolf and John Paston -- Conclusion -- Index.
ISBN
  • 0521385024
  • 9780521385022
LCCN
89025147
OCLC
  • ocm20489647
  • 20489647
  • SCSB-14035824
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library