Financing Queenship in Fifteenth-Century England

Auteur

MICHELE L. C. SEAH is a late medieval and early modern historian, affiliated with the University of Newcastle, Australia.

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"Seah's important book richly documents and deftly analyzes the complex household economies of four fifteenth-century queens consort of England who lived during a period of political and economic upheaval. This book, based on impressive meticulous research, is more than just a much-needed methodological model for studying queenly finances that fills a gap in the historiography of queenship. It is a powerful study of the intrinsic worth of a queen." Theresa Earenfight, Professor Emerita of History, Seattle University.

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Illustrations Acknowledgements Simplified Genealogy Abbreviations & Notes Introduction 1. The Queen's Resources Part I Lands and Estates: A Major Source of Revenue 2. Surveying the Queen's Lands 3. Managing the Queen's Lands Part II Using the Queen's Resources: The 'Service' Economy 4. The Queen's Household 5. The Queen's Affinity Conclusion Appendices 1 The Queens' Lands and Holdings - A Composite List 2 The Queens' Fee-farms - A Composite List 3 Extant Manorial Documents Consulted Bibliography Index