Article: Plantagenet England 1225-1360.(Brief article)(Book review)

Plantagenet England 1225-1360. Michael Prestwich. Clarendon Press, Oxford. [pounds sterling]35.00. xxiii + 638 pages. ISBN 0-19-822844-9. This valuable volume in the New Oxford History of England starts with the beginning of Henry III's personal reign and ends in 1360 with a lull in the Hundred Years' War. The object is to avoid a 'reign by reign' history so as to see 'different themes' emerging. These include the involvement of religious orders in daily life or the importance of financing wars as a stimulus to the growing importance of Parliament. Admittedly there are drawbacks to this approach but also bonuses. He divides his coverage into three parts. The first, an ...

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