Defending English ground [electronic resource] : war and peace in Meath and Northumberland, 1460-1542 / Steven G. Ellis.
2015
DA990.M43 E45 2015eb
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Defending English ground [electronic resource] : war and peace in Meath and Northumberland, 1460-1542 / Steven G. Ellis.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191799945 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xi, 210 pages) : maps
Item Number
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199696291 doi
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DA990.M43 E45 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
941.82205
Summary
A key duty of the Renaissance monarchy was the defence of its subjects. This volume looks at what happened when the crown had to rely on local landowners for defence and border rule in the shires of Meath and Northumberland, and the differences in outcome between the two areas. It assesses traditional arrangements for defending English ground, the impact of the frontier on border society, and the way in which the topography and patterns of settlement in border regions shaped the character of the march and border itself.
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A key duty of the Renaissance monarchy was the defence of its subjects. This volume looks at what happened when the crown had to rely on local landowners for defence and border rule in the shires of Meath and Northumberland, and the differences in outcome between the two areas. It assesses traditional arrangements for defending English ground, the impact of the frontier on border society, and the way in which the topography and patterns of settlement in border regions shaped the character of the march and border itself.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction : English military frontiers and regions in Renaissance times
Region and frontier in the English state : the English far north and the English pale in Ireland
Border defence and the character of the English Marches
A crisis of lordship : Yorkist Meath and Northumberland
Ruling the Marches : county communities in frontier societies
'Keeping the border' : the readeption of early Tudor Meath
'The decay of the borders' : early Tudor Northumberland
Conclusion : defending English ground in early Tudor times.
Region and frontier in the English state : the English far north and the English pale in Ireland
Border defence and the character of the English Marches
A crisis of lordship : Yorkist Meath and Northumberland
Ruling the Marches : county communities in frontier societies
'Keeping the border' : the readeption of early Tudor Meath
'The decay of the borders' : early Tudor Northumberland
Conclusion : defending English ground in early Tudor times.