The Paston Letters: Volume I
by James Gairdner
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About this eBook
- Editor
- Gairdner, James, 1828-1912
- Title
- The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 1 (of 6) New Complete Library Edition
- Credits
- Produced by Louise Hope, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
- Subject
- Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509 -- Sources
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 43348
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43348
- Release Date
- July 29, 2013
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE PASTON LETTERS A.D. 1422-1509
- 2.PREFACE
- 3.INTRODUCTION — The Paston Family — The Duke of Suffolk — Rebellion of Jack Cade — The Dukes of York and Somerset — Amnesty at Home—Disaster Abroad — The King’s Prostration — The Strife of Parties — Reconciliation and Civil War — Fastolf’s Lands — The Beginning of Edward IV.’s Reign — Troubles of John Paston — John Paston’s Latter Days — Sir John Paston — Civil War—Public and Private — Changes and Counter-changes — The Paston Brothers — Taxation, Private Affairs, and the French War — Sir John Paston and Caister — Death of Charles the Bold — Conclusion of the Family History — Times of Richard III. and Henry VII. — Social Aspect of the Times
- 4.APPENDIX TO PREFACE AND INTRODUCTION — I. WILL OF PETER LE NEVE.—See p. 3. — II. JULIAN HERBERD.—See pp. 33, 34. — Membrane 1 — Membrane 2 — Membrane 3 — III. PARMINTER’S INSURRECTION.—See p. 75 . — IV. PARDON TO JOHN PAYN.—See p. 78 . — V. THE DUKE OF YORK AT DARTFORD.—See p. 99 . — VI. THE DUKE OF YORK AND THE COUNCIL.—See p. 132 . — VII. DEFENCE AGAINST THE EARL OF WARWICK.—See p. 185 . — VIII. WILLIAM WORCESTER.—See p. 199 . 338.1 — IX. JOHN PASTON CLAIMED AS THE KING’S ‘NATIVUS.’—See p. 225 . 339.1 — X. A CHRONOLOGICAL NOTE. — Contents of Volume I (added by transcriber) — Title Page Text
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