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John of Gaunt : the exercise of princely power in fourteenth-century Europe /
John of Gaunt (1340 -99), Duke of Lancaster and pretender to the throne of Castile, was son to Edward III, uncle to the ill-starred Richard III and father to Henry IV and the Lancastrian line. The richest and most powerful subject in England, a key actor on the international stage, patron of Wycliff...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Routledge, Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Maps and Genealogical Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Dedication; 1. The Inheritance of Edward III and Richard II; 2. Gaunt in History; 3. The Education of a Prince (1340
- 61); 4. Rise to Power (1361-77); 5. From Dominance to Exile (1377-81); 6. Gaunt and Richard II (1381-6); 7. Gaunt and Iberian Affairs; 8. From Dominance to Crisis (1389-99); 9. Gaunt and Christendom; Relations with the Low Countries; Relations with Brittany; Gaunt's roles in Aquitaine and in relations with the Valois princes.
- Peace, the unity of Christendom and crusadingGaunt's diplomacy; 10. Gaunt and Warfare; 11. Gaunt and the Church; 12. Gaunt and the Secular Peerage; 13. Lancastrian Residences and Governmental Institutions; Residences and building works; Lancastrian government; 14. Gaunt's Regional Interests, Estate Administration and Finances; Regional interests; Estate administration; Finances; 15. Gaunt Characterised; Conclusion; Calendar of Documents; Bibliography; Maps and Genealogical Tables; Index.