John de Vere, thirteenth Earl of Oxford (1442-1513) : 'the foremost man of the kingdom' /: 'the foremost man of the kingdom'. ([2011])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: James Ross.
• Authors: Ross, James, 1976-
• Contents: Frontcover; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Part I: The de Veres in Crisis, 1450-1485; 1 · The Earl's Familial Inheritance; The de Veres to 1450; John, twelfth earl of Oxford, 1450-61; The conspiracy of 1462; 2 · The Thirteenth Earl: Sedition, the Readeption, and Imprisonment, 1462-85; Regaining the earldom and the early years, 1462-9; The Readeption, 1469-71; Resistance, imprisonment and Bosworth, 1471-85; Part II: 'The Principal Personage in the Kingdom ', 1485-1513; 3 · Estates and Wealth 4 · 'His Principal Servant Both for War and Peace':Political Life under Henry VIIArraying the troops; Securing the east; The court and the king; 5 · Oxford's 'Satrapy' -- East Anglia, 1485-1513; Roots; Relations; Law and disorder; 6 · 'My Retainers ... Come to Do Me Service' -- The Earl's Affinity; The early years; The affinity after 1485 -- personnel; The affinity after 1485 -- types of service; 7 · Private and Public; Family relationships; Religion and interests; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX -- The de Vere Affinity; Directory of senior annuitants and administrators Annuitants in the will of 1509 and household staff, 1507-9SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Backcover
• Publisher Details: Woodbridge, Suffolk Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 281 pages), illustrations, genealogical table, map
• Subjects: 942.04092; Nobility -- England -- Biography; HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain; HISTORY -- Medieval; Nobility; Adel; Great Britain -- History -- Edward IV, 1461-1483 -- Biography; Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485 -- Biography; Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509 -- Biography; Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 1461-1483 (Édouard IV) -- Biographies; Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 1483-1485 (Richard III) -- Biographies; Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 1485-1509 (Henri VII) -- Biographies; England; Great Britain; England; Biography; Biographie; Biographies; History; Biographies; Biographies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781846158407; 1846158400
• Related ISBNs: 9781843836148; 1843836149
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.