The Origins of the English Gentry (Past and Present Publications)
Editorial Reviews
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'This book is in the very best tradition of British medieval scholarship. Its conclusions are based on scrupulous empirical reasoning, but they are also framed with a wide historiographical context ... this is a great book.' History
'Professor Cross has written a splendid analysis of the changing aristocracy of the two hundred years after 1150 that will be required reading for the next century or so. What he has also attempted is even more bold and original, nothing more nor less than to explain the evolution of the English gentry.' Reviews in History
'Professor Coss has written a splendid analysis of the changing aristocracy of the two hundred years after 1150 that will be required reading for the next century or so ... Coss the innovator, hypothesiser, and controversialist is underpinned by Coss the meticulous researcher, analyst, and open-minded searcher for truth in what is in many ways an exemplary and undoubtedly far-reaching scholarly monograph ... his highly academic book deserves to be re-read and re-read ...' Reviews in History
Book Description
Although the gentry played a central role in medieval England, this study is the first sustained exploration of its origins and development between the mid-thirteenth and the mid-fourteenth century. Arguing against views which see the gentry as formed or created earlier, the text investigates as well the relationship between lesser landowners and the Angevin state; the transformation of knighthood; and the role of lesser landowners in society and politics.
The Origins of the English Gentry (Past and Present Publications)
The Origins of the English Gentry (Past and Present Publications),Peter Coss,Lyndal Roper,Cambridge University Press,052182673X,England,General,Gentry,History,History - General History,History: American,Knights and knighthood,Medieval,To 1500,Western Europe - General,British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500,History / Europe / Western,POLITICS & GOVERNMENT,Rank & titles,Social classes,Social history
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