Legal History

Edward I and the Governance of England, 1272–1307

By Caroline Burt
Cambridge University Press December 2012

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780521889995
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
December 2012
Format
Hardback , 328 pages
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This important exploration of the reign of Edward I – one of England's most lionised, feared and successful monarchs – presents his kingship in a radical new light. Through detailed case studies of Shropshire, Warwickshire and Kent, Caroline Burt examines how Edward's governance at a national level was reflected in different localities. She employs novel methodology to measure levels of disorder and the effects of government action, and uncovers a remarkably sophisticated approach to governance. This study combines an empirical examination of government with an understanding of developing political ideas and ideological motivation and contributes towards a greater understanding of the development of local government and politics in England in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Edward emerges as a king with a coherent set of ideas about the governance of his realm, both intellectually and practically, whose achievements were even more remarkable than has previously been recognised.

• Radically revises our understanding of Edward I's kingship

• Proposes a new view of the nature of governance in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries

• Employs a novel methodology to measure levels of disorder and the effects which government action had on it

Table of Contents

List of maps;

List of tables;

List of figures;

Acknowledgements;

List of abbreviations;

Introduction;

Part I. Context:

1. Royal government;

2. Political ideas;

3. The localities: Shropshire, Warwickshire and Kent;

Part II. Chronology:

4. Edward: the apprenticeship, 1254–72;

5. 1272–7;

6. 1278–85;

7. 1286–93;

8. 1294–1301; 9. 1302–7;

Conclusion;

Appendix: tables and figures;

Bibliography.

About the Author

Caroline Burt
University of Cambridge

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