Fourteenth And Fifteenth Centuries

Explores the long-term developments and short term-crises of a period which includes the Hundred Years War and the Peasants Revolt. This survey includes a political narrative and a thematic treatment of economic development, social change, the Church, and intellectual and cultural life across two centuries in the history of the British Isles. The late Middle Ages was a period marked by This book encompasses the histories of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and also considers the relationships between the different parts of the British Isles. Six chapters examine key themes in turn: society and population, economic life, religion, intellectual and cultural life and cultural expression kingdoms and dominions at peace and at war, and kingship and government. Specially commissioned from six leading historians, these chapters provide lively and authoritative coverage of the main developments of the period. Including maps, a chronology, and an introduction and conclusion by Ralph Griffiths to draw together key points, this book provides an integrated and accessible account of British history in the later Middle Ages.